#BA302E Hex Color
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With strong saturation and medium-dark lightness, #ba302e is a warm, reddish red with a rich, slightly earthy edge. Its bold energy suits calls to action, sports branding, food packaging, and emergency accents. Use it as a focused 10% accent beside charcoal or warm cream. White text reads clearly at about 5.9:1 contrast. The hex code is #ba302e.
Questions about #ba302e
What is #ba302e in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #ba302e is rgb(186, 48, 46), in HSL hsl(1, 60%, 45%) and in CMYK 0%, 74%, 75%, 27%.
What colors pair well with #ba302e?
Pair #ba302e with charcoal, warm cream, or muted gray to balance its saturated warmth; these neutrals give the red room to lead while keeping layouts grounded and readable in branding, interfaces, packaging, and editorial graphics.
Is #ba302e warm or cool?
#ba302e reads as a warm red because its strong red base carries a slightly earthy edge rather than a blue cast, making it well suited to calls to action, food packaging, sports branding, and focused accent areas.
Is #ba302e readable on white or black?
#ba302e has a 5.91:1 contrast ratio on white and 3.55:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works for body text and on black it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold). Try other pairs in the contrast checker.