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Information about #BA0808 color

#BA0808 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BA0808 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(186, 8, 8) — 72.9% red, 3.1% green, 3.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 70 / 70 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pure, full-strength warm red, #BA0808 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Goomba (#BC0500). Slightly further away sit UE Red (#BA0001) and Mordant Red 19 (#AE0C00).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(186, 8, 8)), which gives #BA0808 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BA0808 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BA0808 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BA0808 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BA0808

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Goomba color link
Goomba

#BC0500

UE Red color link
UE Red

#BA0001

Naga Red color link
Naga Red

#AB0707

Darkish Red color link
Darkish Red

#A90308

Tomato Sauce color link
Tomato Sauce

#B21807

Venetian Red color link
Venetian Red

#C80815

Verizon Red color link
Verizon Red

#CD040B

Vibrant Ruby color link
Vibrant Ruby

#A7080D

Strong Red color link
Strong Red

#A80000

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BA0808
  • RGB186, 8, 8
  • CMYK0, 70, 70, 27
  • CSSrgb(186, 8, 8)
  • HSL0°, 92%, 38%
  • HSL Precise0°, 91.753%, 38.039%
  • HSV0°, 96%, 73%
  • HSB0°, 96%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.031
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.031
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.031, 0.031)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.031, 0.031, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.031, 0.031)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB3.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBA0808
  • DECIMAL ID12191752
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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