What color is #BA271A?

#BA271A is a moderate red known as Bloodshed. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bloodshed?

The RGB value is 186, 39, 26: 186 red, 39 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bloodshed?

The complementary color is #1AADBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA271A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bloodshed color: hex code #BA271A

#BA271A rgb(186, 39, 26)

Shades of red

Bloodshed has the hex code #BA271A. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 15.3% green and 10.2% blue (186, 39, 26).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 75% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 86% yellow and 27% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

Bloodshed (#BA271A) color codes

HEX	`#BA271A`
RGB	`rgb(186, 39, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 15.3%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 75%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 86%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 79%, 86%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.17, 56.65, 44.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.17, 71.93, 38.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.164, 11.968, 2.173)`
Decimal	`12199706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bloodshed, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BA271A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BA271A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BA271A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba271a; }
.text { color: #ba271a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba271a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 39 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba271a, #ba771a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Firebrick.

See #BA271A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BA271A?: #BA271A is a moderate red known as Bloodshed. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bloodshed?: The RGB value is 186, 39, 26: 186 red, 39 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bloodshed?: The complementary color is #1AADBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA271A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.