What color is #BA6157?

#BA6157 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Barbecue. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA6157?

The RGB value is 186, 97, 87: 186 red, 97 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA6157?

The complementary color is #57B0BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA6157?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA6157 color

#BA6157 rgb(186, 97, 87)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BA6157 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 38% green and 34.1% blue (186, 97, 87).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 42% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 53% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Barbecue (#C26157), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#BA6157 color codes

HEX	`#BA6157`
RGB	`rgb(186, 97, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 38%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 42%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 53%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 53%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.47, 34.77, 21.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.47, 41.13, 32.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.247, 19.679, 11.431)`
Decimal	`12214615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA6157, 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 #BA6157	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA6157 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #BA6157 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba6157; }
.text { color: #ba6157; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba6157; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 97 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba6157, #ba9357); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #BA6157?: #BA6157 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Barbecue. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA6157?: The RGB value is 186, 97, 87: 186 red, 97 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA6157?: The complementary color is #57B0BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA6157?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.