What color is #BA726B?

#BA726B is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Morocco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA726B?

The RGB value is 186, 114, 107: 186 red, 114 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA726B?

The complementary color is #6BB3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA726B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA726B color

#BA726B rgb(186, 114, 107)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BA726B is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 44.7% green and 42% blue (186, 114, 107).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 36% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 42% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Morocco (#B67267), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#BA726B color codes

HEX	`#BA726B`
RGB	`rgb(186, 114, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 44.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 36%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 42%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 42%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.62, 27.59, 15.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.62, 31.87, 30.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.922, 23.538, 16.927)`
Decimal	`12218987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA726B, 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 #BA726B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA726B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #BA726B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba726b; }
.text { color: #ba726b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba726b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 114 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba726b, #ba9a6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #BA726B?: #BA726B is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Morocco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA726B?: The RGB value is 186, 114, 107: 186 red, 114 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA726B?: The complementary color is #6BB3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA726B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.