What color is #BA0A0F?

#BA0A0F is a vivid red, closest to the named color Federation of Love. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA0A0F?

The RGB value is 186, 10, 15: 186 red, 10 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA0A0F?

The complementary color is #0ABAB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA0A0F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA0A0F color

#BA0A0F rgb(186, 10, 15)

Shades of red

The hex color #BA0A0F is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 3.9% green and 5.9% blue (186, 10, 15).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 90% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 95% magenta, 92% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Federation of Love (#B71010), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#BA0A0F color codes

HEX	`#BA0A0F`
RGB	`rgb(186, 10, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 3.9%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 90%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 95%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 95%, 92%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.06, 62.27, 47.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.06, 78.4, 37.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.447, 10.694, 1.439)`
Decimal	`12192271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA0A0F, 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 #BA0A0F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BA0A0F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #BA0A0F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba0a0f; }
.text { color: #ba0a0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba0a0f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 10 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba0a0f, #ba5d0a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Firebrick.

Questions

What color is #BA0A0F?: #BA0A0F is a vivid red, closest to the named color Federation of Love. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA0A0F?: The RGB value is 186, 10, 15: 186 red, 10 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA0A0F?: The complementary color is #0ABAB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA0A0F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.