What color is #BA577F?

#BA577F 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 #BA577F?

The RGB value is 186, 87, 127: 186 red, 87 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA577F?

The complementary color is #57BA92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA577F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA577F color

#BA577F rgb(186, 87, 127)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BA577F is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 34.1% green and 49.8% blue (186, 87, 127).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 42% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 32% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Fat Smooch (#C1537D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#BA577F color codes

HEX	`#BA577F`
RGB	`rgb(186, 87, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 34.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 42%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 53%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 32%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.44, 44.28, -3.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.44, 44.4, 355.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.49, 18.79, 22.254)`
Decimal	`12212095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA577F, 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 #BA577F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA577F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #BA577F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba577f; }
.text { color: #ba577f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba577f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 87 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba577f, #ba6057); }

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Questions

What color is #BA577F?: #BA577F 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 #BA577F?: The RGB value is 186, 87, 127: 186 red, 87 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA577F?: The complementary color is #57BA92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA577F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.