What color is #BA6C6F?

#BA6C6F 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 #BA6C6F?

The RGB value is 186, 108, 111: 186 red, 108 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA6C6F?

The complementary color is #6CBAB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA6C6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA6C6F color

#BA6C6F rgb(186, 108, 111)

Shades of red

The hex color #BA6C6F is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 42.4% green and 43.5% blue (186, 108, 111).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 36% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 40% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Watermelon Gelato (#C0686E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#BA6C6F color codes

HEX	`#BA6C6F`
RGB	`rgb(186, 108, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 42.4%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 36%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 42%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 40%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.36, 31.32, 11.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.36, 33.49, 20.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.483, 22.314, 17.843)`
Decimal	`12217455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA6C6F, 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 #BA6C6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA6C6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #BA6C6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba6c6f; }
.text { color: #ba6c6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba6c6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 108 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba6c6f, #ba906c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BA6C6F?: #BA6C6F 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 #BA6C6F?: The RGB value is 186, 108, 111: 186 red, 108 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA6C6F?: The complementary color is #6CBAB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA6C6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.