What color is #BA403A?

#BA403A is a moderate red known as Naughty Hottie. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Naughty Hottie?

The RGB value is 186, 64, 58: 186 red, 64 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Naughty Hottie?

The complementary color is #3AB4BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA403A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Naughty Hottie color: hex code #BA403A

#BA403A rgb(186, 64, 58)

Shades of red

Naughty Hottie has the hex code #BA403A. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 25.1% green and 22.7% blue (186, 64, 58).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 52% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 69% yellow and 27% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

Naughty Hottie (#BA403A) color codes

HEX	`#BA403A`
RGB	`rgb(186, 64, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 25.1%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 52%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 69%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 69%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.82, 48.73, 30.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.82, 57.53, 32.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.849, 14.415, 5.581)`
Decimal	`12206138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Naughty Hottie, 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 #BA403A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BA403A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #BA403A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba403a; }
.text { color: #ba403a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba403a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 64 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba403a, #ba803a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fire Engine Red.

See #BA403A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BA403A?: #BA403A is a moderate red known as Naughty Hottie. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Naughty Hottie?: The RGB value is 186, 64, 58: 186 red, 64 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Naughty Hottie?: The complementary color is #3AB4BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA403A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.