What color is #BA478F?

#BA478F is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mulberry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA478F?

The RGB value is 186, 71, 143: 186 red, 71 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA478F?

The complementary color is #47BA72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA478F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA478F color

#BA478F rgb(186, 71, 143)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BA478F is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 27.8% green and 56.1% blue (186, 71, 143).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 45% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 23% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mulberry (#C54B8C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#BA478F color codes

HEX	`#BA478F`
RGB	`rgb(186, 71, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 27.8%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 45%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 62%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 23%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.17, 53.94, -16.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.17, 56.33, 343.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.462, 16.931, 27.803)`
Decimal	`12208015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA478F, 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 #BA478F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BA478F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #BA478F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba478f; }
.text { color: #ba478f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba478f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 71 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba478f, #ba4756); }

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Questions

What color is #BA478F?: #BA478F is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mulberry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA478F?: The RGB value is 186, 71, 143: 186 red, 71 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA478F?: The complementary color is #47BA72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA478F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.