What color is #BA6771?

#BA6771 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Watermelon Gelato. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA6771?

The RGB value is 186, 103, 113: 186 red, 103 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA6771?

The complementary color is #67BAB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA6771?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA6771 color

#BA6771 rgb(186, 103, 113)

Shades of red

The hex color #BA6771 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 40.4% green and 44.3% blue (186, 103, 113).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 38% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 39% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Watermelon Gelato (#C0686E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#BA6771 color codes

HEX	`#BA6771`
RGB	`rgb(186, 103, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 40.4%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 38%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 45%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 39%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.31, 34.25, 9.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.31, 35.47, 15.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.082, 21.334, 18.259)`
Decimal	`12216177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA6771, 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 #BA6771	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA6771 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #BA6771 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba6771; }
.text { color: #ba6771; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba6771; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 103 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba6771, #ba8767); }

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Questions

What color is #BA6771?: #BA6771 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Watermelon Gelato. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA6771?: The RGB value is 186, 103, 113: 186 red, 103 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA6771?: The complementary color is #67BAB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA6771?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.