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#BA4626 Color

#BA4626 is rgb(186, 70, 38) in RGB, hsl(13, 66%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 62%, 80%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chinese Red (#AA381E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.59. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA4626
HEX#BA4626
RGBrgb(186, 70, 38)
HSLhsl(13, 66%, 44%)
HSVhsv(13, 80%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 62%, 80%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(54.8% 0.157 36)
LABlab(46.22% 46.52 43.61)
LCHlch(46.22% 63.77 43.15)

What #BA4626 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 #BA4626, 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.

#BA4626 Channel Values

How #BA4626 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 70 · B 388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 13° · S 66% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 13° · S 80% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 62% · Y 80% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.26:1 vs white · 3.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA4626 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 text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BA4626

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA4626; 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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Tints & Shades of #BA4626

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.

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Shades

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How #BA4626 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#BA4626
Protanopia#676724
Protanomaly#905B25
Deuteranopia#7D7D15
Deuteranomaly#996B1D
Tritanopia#BB4343
Tritanomaly#BB4439
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA4626 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba4626: #BA4626;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA4626;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba4626': '#BA4626' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.275, blue: 0.149)
Android XML<color name="color_ba4626">#BA4626</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA4626"

More Red Colors

#BA4626 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BA4626 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA4626?

#BA4626 is a mid-tone red — rgb(186, 70, 38) in RGB and hsl(13, 66%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chinese Red (#AA381E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.59.

What is the RGB value of #BA4626?

#BA4626 is rgb(186, 70, 38) — red 186, green 70, and blue 38 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA4626?

#BA4626 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 62%, 80%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA4626 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BA4626 scores 5.26:1 against white and 3.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA4626 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA4626 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 12.72, which is visibly different.

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