What color is #BA5F48?

#BA5F48 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruschetta. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA5F48?

The RGB value is 186, 95, 72: 186 red, 95 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA5F48?

The complementary color is #48A3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA5F48?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA5F48 color

#BA5F48 rgb(186, 95, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BA5F48 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 37.3% green and 28.2% blue (186, 95, 72).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 45% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 61% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Bruschetta (#B2654E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#BA5F48 color codes

HEX	`#BA5F48`
RGB	`rgb(186, 95, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 37.3%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 45%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 61%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 61%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.8, 34.62, 29.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.8, 45.67, 40.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.514, 19.094, 8.472)`
Decimal	`12214088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA5F48, 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 #BA5F48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA5F48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #BA5F48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba5f48; }
.text { color: #ba5f48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba5f48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 95 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba5f48, #ba9848); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #BA5F48?: #BA5F48 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruschetta. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA5F48?: The RGB value is 186, 95, 72: 186 red, 95 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA5F48?: The complementary color is #48A3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA5F48?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.