Information about #BA4540 color

#BA4540 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BA4540 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(186, 69, 64) — 72.9% red, 27.1% green, 25.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 46 / 48 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BA4540 reads as a confidently colored red and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dull Red (#BB3F3F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Flair (#B94B42) and Cherry Red (#C24641).

In RGB terms — rgb(186, 69, 64) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #BA4540: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BA4540 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BA4540 color variations

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

#BA4540 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 #BA4540

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

Dull Red color link
Dull Red

#BB3F3F

Flair color link
Flair

#B94B42

Cherry Red color link
Cherry Red

#C24641

Forbidden color link
Forbidden

#B04640

Reddish color link
Reddish

#C44240

Bring It On color link
Bring It On

#C3423B

Sanguine color link
Sanguine

#BC3F4A

Moulin Rouge color link
Moulin Rouge

#AD463F

Oh Behave color link
Oh Behave

#BE523F

Bliss color link
Bliss

#B3393E

Dusty Red color link
Dusty Red

#B9484E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BA4540
  • RGB186, 69, 64
  • CMYK0, 46, 48, 27
  • CSSrgb(186, 69, 64)
  • HSL2°, 49%, 49%
  • HSL Precise2.459°, 48.8%, 49.02%
  • HSV2°, 66%, 73%
  • HSB2°, 66%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.271, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.271, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.271, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBA4540
  • DECIMAL ID12207424
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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