What color is #BA6B6B?

#BA6B6B 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 #BA6B6B?

The RGB value is 186, 107, 107: 186 red, 107 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA6B6B?

The complementary color is #6BBABA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA6B6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA6B6B color

#BA6B6B rgb(186, 107, 107)

Shades of red

The hex color #BA6B6B is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 42% green and 42% blue (186, 107, 107).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 36% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 42% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Watermelon Gelato (#C0686E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#BA6B6B color codes

HEX	`#BA6B6B`
RGB	`rgb(186, 107, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 42%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 36%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 42%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 42%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.05, 31.41, 13.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.05, 34.3, 23.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.163, 22.019, 16.674)`
Decimal	`12217195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA6B6B, 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 #BA6B6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA6B6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	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 #BA6B6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba6b6b; }
.text { color: #ba6b6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba6b6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 107 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba6b6b, #ba936b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #BA6B6B?: #BA6B6B 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 #BA6B6B?: The RGB value is 186, 107, 107: 186 red, 107 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA6B6B?: The complementary color is #6BBABA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA6B6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.