What color is #BA4E17?

#BA4E17 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Roland-Garros. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA4E17?

The RGB value is 186, 78, 23: 186 red, 78 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA4E17?

The complementary color is #1783BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA4E17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA4E17 color

#BA4E17 rgb(186, 78, 23)

Shades of orange

The hex color #BA4E17 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 30.6% green and 9% blue (186, 78, 23).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 78% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 88% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Roland-Garros (#BB5522), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#BA4E17 color codes

HEX	`#BA4E17`
RGB	`rgb(186, 78, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 30.6%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 78%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 88%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 88%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.91, 40.99, 50.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.91, 64.93, 50.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.131, 15.953, 2.672)`
Decimal	`12209687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA4E17, 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 #BA4E17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BA4E17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #BA4E17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba4e17; }
.text { color: #ba4e17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba4e17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 78 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba4e17, #ba9f17); }

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Questions

What color is #BA4E17?: #BA4E17 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Roland-Garros. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA4E17?: The RGB value is 186, 78, 23: 186 red, 78 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA4E17?: The complementary color is #1783BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA4E17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.