Information about #BA171F color

#BA171F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BA171F falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(186, 23, 31) — 72.9% red, 9% green, 12.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 64 / 61 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BA171F reads as a strongly colored earthy red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Murdoc Red (#BC161C). Slightly further away sit Carnelian (#B31B1B) and Red Cola (#B62020).

The recipe behind #BA171F is rgb(186, 23, 31), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BA171F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BA171F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BA171F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BA171F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Murdoc Red color link
Murdoc Red

#BC161C

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Red Cola color link
Red Cola

#B62020

Del Toro color link
Del Toro

#B11D20

Wine Red color link
Wine Red

#B11226

Red Pepper color link
Red Pepper

#BB112A

Firebrick color link
Firebrick

#B22222

Youtube Red color link
Youtube Red

#B2071D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BA171F
  • RGB186, 23, 31
  • CMYK0, 64, 61, 27
  • CSSrgb(186, 23, 31)
  • HSL357°, 78%, 41%
  • HSL Precise357.055°, 77.99%, 40.98%
  • HSV357°, 88%, 73%
  • HSB357°, 88%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.122
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.090, 0.122)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.090, 0.122, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.090, 0.122)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBA171F
  • DECIMAL ID12195615
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01