What color is #BA6664?

#BA6664 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Stormy Passion. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA6664?

The RGB value is 186, 102, 100: 186 red, 102 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA6664?

The complementary color is #64B8BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA6664?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA6664 color

#BA6664 rgb(186, 102, 100)

Shades of red

The hex color #BA6664 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 40% green and 39.2% blue (186, 102, 100).

Its hue angle is 1°, with 38% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 46% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Passion (#C36666), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#BA6664 color codes

HEX	`#BA6664`
RGB	`rgb(186, 102, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 40%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 38%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 46%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 46%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.8, 33.35, 16.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.8, 37.06, 25.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.303, 20.865, 14.643)`
Decimal	`12215908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA6664, 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 #BA6664	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA6664 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #BA6664 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba6664; }
.text { color: #ba6664; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba6664; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 102 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba6664, #ba9164); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #BA6664?: #BA6664 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Stormy Passion. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA6664?: The RGB value is 186, 102, 100: 186 red, 102 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA6664?: The complementary color is #64B8BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA6664?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.