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#BA160D Color

#BA160D is rgb(186, 22, 13) in RGB, hsl(3, 87%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 88%, 93%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is International Orange (Engineering) (#BA160C), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.37. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA160D
HEX#BA160D
RGBrgb(186, 22, 13)
HSLhsl(3, 87%, 39%)
HSVhsv(3, 93%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 88%, 93%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(50.3% 0.196 29.4)
LABlab(40.45% 61.17 50.65)
LCHlch(40.45% 79.42 39.62)

What #BA160D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BA160D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#BA160D Channel Values

How #BA160D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 186 · G 22 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 3° · S 87% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 3° · S 93% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 88% · Y 93% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.55:1 vs white · 3.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA160D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BA160D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA160D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BA160D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BA160D.

How #BA160D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BA160D
Protanopia#555506
Protanomaly#894409
Deuteranopia#727200
Deuteranomaly#945B00
Tritanopia#BA1515
Tritanomaly#BA1512
Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA160D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ba160d: #BA160D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA160D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba160d': '#BA160D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.086, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_ba160d">#BA160D</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA160D"

More Red Colors

#BA160D sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BA160D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA160D?

#BA160D is a dark red — rgb(186, 22, 13) in RGB and hsl(3, 87%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is International Orange (Engineering) (#BA160C), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.37.

What is the RGB value of #BA160D?

#BA160D is rgb(186, 22, 13) — red 186, green 22, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA160D?

#BA160D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 88%, 93%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA160D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BA160D scores 6.55:1 against white and 3.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA160D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA160D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is firebrick (#B22222) at a CIE76 distance of 12.36, which is visibly different.

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