What color is #BA5D77?

#BA5D77 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Candied Apple. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA5D77?

The RGB value is 186, 93, 119: 186 red, 93 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA5D77?

The complementary color is #5DBAA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA5D77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA5D77 color

#BA5D77 rgb(186, 93, 119)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BA5D77 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 36.5% green and 46.7% blue (186, 93, 119).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 40% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 36% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Candied Apple (#B95B6D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#BA5D77 color codes

HEX	`#BA5D77`
RGB	`rgb(186, 93, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 36.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 40%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 50%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 36%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.38, 40.23, 2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.38, 40.33, 4.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.495, 19.602, 19.785)`
Decimal	`12213623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA5D77, 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 #BA5D77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA5D77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #BA5D77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba5d77; }
.text { color: #ba5d77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba5d77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 93 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba5d77, #ba725d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #BA5D77?: #BA5D77 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Candied Apple. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA5D77?: The RGB value is 186, 93, 119: 186 red, 93 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA5D77?: The complementary color is #5DBAA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA5D77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.