What color is #BA597B?

#BA597B 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 #BA597B?

The RGB value is 186, 89, 123: 186 red, 89 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA597B?

The complementary color is #59BA98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA597B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA597B color

#BA597B rgb(186, 89, 123)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BA597B is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 34.9% green and 48.2% blue (186, 89, 123).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 41% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 34% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Fat Smooch (#C1537D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#BA597B color codes

HEX	`#BA597B`
RGB	`rgb(186, 89, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 34.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 41%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 52%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 34%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.71, 42.76, -0.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.71, 42.77, 359.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.399, 19.017, 20.963)`
Decimal	`12212603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA597B, 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 #BA597B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA597B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #BA597B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba597b; }
.text { color: #ba597b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba597b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 89 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba597b, #ba6759); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #BA597B?: #BA597B 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 #BA597B?: The RGB value is 186, 89, 123: 186 red, 89 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA597B?: The complementary color is #59BA98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA597B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.