What color is #BA6874?

#BA6874 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA6874?

The RGB value is 186, 104, 116: 186 red, 104 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA6874?

The complementary color is #68BAAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA6874?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA6874 color

#BA6874 rgb(186, 104, 116)

Shades of red

The hex color #BA6874 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 40.8% green and 45.5% blue (186, 104, 116).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 37% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 38% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#BA6874 color codes

HEX	`#BA6874`
RGB	`rgb(186, 104, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 40.8%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 37%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 44%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 38%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.6, 34.07, 7.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.6, 34.97, 12.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.354, 21.603, 19.196)`
Decimal	`12216436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA6874, 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 #BA6874	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA6874 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #BA6874 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba6874; }
.text { color: #ba6874; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba6874; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 104 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba6874, #ba8568); }

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Questions

What color is #BA6874?: #BA6874 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA6874?: The RGB value is 186, 104, 116: 186 red, 104 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA6874?: The complementary color is #68BAAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA6874?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.