What color is #BA6E85?

#BA6E85 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Prehistoric Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA6E85?

The RGB value is 186, 110, 133: 186 red, 110 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA6E85?

The complementary color is #6EBAA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA6E85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA6E85 color

#BA6E85 rgb(186, 110, 133)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BA6E85 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 43.1% green and 52.2% blue (186, 110, 133).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 36% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 28% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Prehistoric Pink (#C3738D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#BA6E85 color codes

HEX	`#BA6E85`
RGB	`rgb(186, 110, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 43.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 36%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 41%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 28%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.37, 33.05, 0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.37, 33.05, 0.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.06, 23.287, 25.097)`
Decimal	`12217989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA6E85, 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 #BA6E85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA6E85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #BA6E85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba6e85; }
.text { color: #ba6e85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba6e85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 110 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba6e85, #ba7d6e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BA6E85?: #BA6E85 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Prehistoric Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA6E85?: The RGB value is 186, 110, 133: 186 red, 110 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA6E85?: The complementary color is #6EBAA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA6E85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.