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#BA032A — Vivid Red

#BA032A is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color FireBrick (#B22222). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: firebrick (#B22222) — not an exact match. CSS firebrick gives you #B22222, a different color; use #BA032A when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BA032A is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #03BA92; it also sits naturally between #BA0386 and #BA3703. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BA032A · RGB 186, 3, 42

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Color values

HEX#BA032A
RGB186, 3, 42
HSL347°, 97%, 37%
HSV347°, 98%, 73%
CMYK0%, 98%, 77%, 27%
XYZ20.70, 10.67, 3.16
Yxy10.67, 0.5995, 0.3090
CIE-Lab39.02, 63.66, 33.41
Hunter Lab32.67, 58.60, 15.95

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 1% · Blue 16%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 77% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #BA032A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BA032A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BA032A

.text { color: #BA032A; }
.background { background-color: #BA032A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BA032A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 3, 42); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(347, 97%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BA032A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 3, 42, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BA032A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 3, 42, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BA032A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BA032A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BA032A

#AB0327#970222#88021F#79021C#690218#550114#460110#37010D#230108#140005

Tints of #BA032A

#D80331#F60438#FC1D4D#FC3B65#FC597D#FD7290#FD90A8#FEAFC0#FECDD7#FFEBEF

Tones of #BA032A

#AD1032#9F1D39#922A41#863748#79444F#6C5157

Color harmonies

Complementary — #03BA92:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.70:1 AA
Against black text3.13:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BA032A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BA032A

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BA032A: ·

How #BA032A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #6B6921Deuteranopia · #75831ETritanopia · #B11917

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind red 600 · #DC2626Tailwind rose 600 · #E11D48Bootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BA032A rather than the exact color:

Palette Bf092f
#BF092F · #132440 · #16476A · #3B9797
Palette 384b70
#384B70 · #507687 · #FCFAEE · #B8001F
Palette Fff5e1
#FFF5E1 · #FF6969 · #C80036 · #0C1844
Palette 511845
#511845 · #900C3F · #C70039 · #FF5733
Palette 900c3f
#900C3F · #C70039 · #F94C10 · #F8DE22
Palette 900c3f
#900C3F · #C70039 · #FF5733 · #FFC300

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#BF092F#B8001F#C80036#C70039#C91121#A80038#B3161F#C51535#BB1316#C51820#C9182B#B71D2E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BA0329  ·  #BA032B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BA032A?

#BA032A is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 186, 3, 42). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BA032A?

#BA032A is RGB 186, 3, 42 — HSL 347°, 97%, 37% — CMYK 0%, 98%, 77%, 27%.

What colors go with #BA032A?

Its complement is #03BA92; analogous partners are #BA0386 and #BA3703. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BA032A for text?

White text on #BA032A has a contrast ratio of 6.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.13:1.