What color is #BA0728?

#BA0728 is a dark, vivid red known as Valentine Lava. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Valentine Lava?

The RGB value is 186, 7, 40: 186 red, 7 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Valentine Lava?

The complementary color is #07BA99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA0728?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Valentine Lava color: hex code #BA0728

#BA0728 rgb(186, 7, 40)

Shades of red

Valentine Lava has the hex code #BA0728. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 2.7% green and 15.7% blue (186, 7, 40).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 93% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 96% magenta, 78% yellow and 27% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

Valentine Lava (#BA0728) color codes

HEX	`#BA0728`
RGB	`rgb(186, 7, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 2.7%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 93%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 96%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 96%, 78%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.15, 63.15, 34.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.15, 72.08, 28.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.711, 10.748, 2.991)`
Decimal	`12191528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Valentine Lava, 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 #BA0728	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BA0728 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #BA0728 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba0728; }
.text { color: #ba0728; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba0728; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 7 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba0728, #ba4007); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Firebrick.

See #BA0728 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BA0728?: #BA0728 is a dark, vivid red known as Valentine Lava. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Valentine Lava?: The RGB value is 186, 7, 40: 186 red, 7 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Valentine Lava?: The complementary color is #07BA99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA0728?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.