Palettes / Colors / #BA080B
#BA080B — Vivid Red
#BA080B 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 #BA080B 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.
#BA080B 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 #08BAB7; it also sits naturally between #BA0864 and #BA5E08. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BA080B |
|---|---|
| RGB | 186, 8, 11 |
| HSL | 359°, 92%, 38% |
| HSV | 359°, 96%, 73% |
| CMYK | 0%, 96%, 94%, 27% |
| XYZ | 20.40, 10.64, 1.29 |
| Yxy | 10.64, 0.6309, 0.3290 |
| CIE-Lab | 38.96, 62.44, 49.11 |
| Hunter Lab | 32.61, 57.20, 19.42 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 3% · Blue 4%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 96% · Yellow 94% · Key 27%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BA080B
.text { color: #BA080B; }
.background { background-color: #BA080B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BA080B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 8, 11); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 92%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BA080B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 8, 11, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BA080B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 8, 11, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BA080B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BA080B">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #08BAB7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 6.71:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 3.13:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #BA080B: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BA080B
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BA080B: ·
How #BA080B 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 #BA080B rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BA080B?
#BA080B is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 186, 8, 11). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BA080B?
#BA080B is RGB 186, 8, 11 — HSL 359°, 92%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 96%, 94%, 27%.
What colors go with #BA080B?
Its complement is #08BAB7; analogous partners are #BA0864 and #BA5E08. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BA080B for text?
White text on #BA080B has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.13:1.