What color is #BA3A89?

#BA3A89 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Very Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA3A89?

The RGB value is 186, 58, 137: 186 red, 58 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA3A89?

The complementary color is #3ABA6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA3A89?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA3A89 color

#BA3A89 rgb(186, 58, 137)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BA3A89 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 22.7% green and 53.7% blue (186, 58, 137).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 52% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 26% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Very Berry (#BB3381), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#BA3A89 color codes

HEX	`#BA3A89`
RGB	`rgb(186, 58, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 22.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 52%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 69%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 26%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.01, 58.46, -15.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.01, 60.59, 344.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.279, 15.274, 25.226)`
Decimal	`12204681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA3A89, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BA3A89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BA3A89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BA3A89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba3a89; }
.text { color: #ba3a89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba3a89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 58 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba3a89, #ba3a49); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BA3A89?: #BA3A89 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Very Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA3A89?: The RGB value is 186, 58, 137: 186 red, 58 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA3A89?: The complementary color is #3ABA6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA3A89?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.