What color is #BA0105?

#BA0105 is a dark, vivid red known as Bloody Mary. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bloody Mary?

The RGB value is 186, 1, 5: 186 red, 1 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bloody Mary?

The complementary color is #01BAB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA0105?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bloody Mary color: hex code #BA0105

#BA0105 rgb(186, 1, 5)

Shades of red

Bloody Mary has the hex code #BA0105. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 0.4% green and 2% blue (186, 1, 5).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 99% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 99% magenta, 97% yellow and 27% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

Bloody Mary (#BA0105) color codes

HEX	`#BA0105`
RGB	`rgb(186, 1, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 0.4%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 99%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 99%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 99%, 97%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.68, 63.13, 51.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.68, 81.21, 38.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.291, 10.475, 1.097)`
Decimal	`12189957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bloody Mary, 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 #BA0105	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BA0105 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	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 #BA0105 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba0105; }
.text { color: #ba0105; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba0105; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 1 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba0105, #ba5a01); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Firebrick.

See #BA0105 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BA0105?: #BA0105 is a dark, vivid red known as Bloody Mary. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bloody Mary?: The RGB value is 186, 1, 5: 186 red, 1 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bloody Mary?: The complementary color is #01BAB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA0105?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.