Palettes / Colors / #BA034A

#BA034A — Vivid Pink

#BA034A is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: crimson (#DC143C) — not an exact match. CSS crimson gives you #DC143C, a different color; use #BA034A 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.

#BA034A is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. 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 #03BA74; it also sits naturally between #BA03A5 and #BA1803. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 1% · Blue 29%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 60% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BA034A

.text { color: #BA034A; }
.background { background-color: #BA034A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BA034A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 3, 74); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(337, 97%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BA034A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 3, 74, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BA034A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 3, 74, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BA034A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BA034A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BA034A

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #03BA74:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BA034A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BA034A

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:

How #BA034A looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BA034A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BA034A?

#BA034A is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 186, 3, 74). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BA034A?

#BA034A is RGB 186, 3, 74 — HSL 337°, 97%, 37% — CMYK 0%, 98%, 60%, 27%.

What colors go with #BA034A?

Its complement is #03BA74; analogous partners are #BA03A5 and #BA1803. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BA034A for text?

White text on #BA034A has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.20:1.