What color is #BA547C?

#BA547C is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fat Smooch. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA547C?

The RGB value is 186, 84, 124: 186 red, 84 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA547C?

The complementary color is #54BA92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA547C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA547C color

#BA547C rgb(186, 84, 124)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BA547C is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 32.9% green and 48.6% blue (186, 84, 124).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 43% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 33% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Fat Smooch (#C1537D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#BA547C color codes

HEX	`#BA547C`
RGB	`rgb(186, 84, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 32.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 43%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 55%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 33%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.78, 45.38, -2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.78, 45.44, 356.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.059, 18.238, 21.16)`
Decimal	`12211324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA547C, 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 #BA547C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BA547C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	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 #BA547C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba547c; }
.text { color: #ba547c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba547c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 84 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba547c, #ba5f54); }

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Questions

What color is #BA547C?: #BA547C is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fat Smooch. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA547C?: The RGB value is 186, 84, 124: 186 red, 84 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA547C?: The complementary color is #54BA92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA547C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.