What color is #BA668D?

#BA668D is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA668D?

The RGB value is 186, 102, 141: 186 red, 102 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA668D?

The complementary color is #66BA93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA668D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA668D color

#BA668D rgb(186, 102, 141)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BA668D is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 40% green and 55.3% blue (186, 102, 141).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 38% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 24% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Malevolent Mauve (#BB6688), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#BA668D color codes

HEX	`#BA668D`
RGB	`rgb(186, 102, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 40%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 38%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 45%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 24%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.89, 38.48, -6.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.89, 39.02, 350.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.81, 21.867, 27.845)`
Decimal	`12215949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA668D, 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 #BA668D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA668D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #BA668D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba668d; }
.text { color: #ba668d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba668d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 102 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba668d, #ba6966); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #BA668D?: #BA668D is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA668D?: The RGB value is 186, 102, 141: 186 red, 102 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA668D?: The complementary color is #66BA93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA668D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.