What color is #BA7285?

#BA7285 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 #BA7285?

The RGB value is 186, 114, 133: 186 red, 114 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA7285?

The complementary color is #72BAA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA7285?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA7285 color

#BA7285 rgb(186, 114, 133)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BA7285 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 44.7% green and 52.2% blue (186, 114, 133).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 34% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 28% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Prehistoric Pink (#C3738D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#BA7285 color codes

HEX	`#BA7285`
RGB	`rgb(186, 114, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 44.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 34%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 39%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 28%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.26, 30.87, 1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.26, 30.91, 3.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.502, 24.169, 25.244)`
Decimal	`12219013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA7285, 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 #BA7285	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA7285 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #BA7285 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba7285; }
.text { color: #ba7285; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba7285; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 114 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba7285, #ba8372); }

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Questions

What color is #BA7285?: #BA7285 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 #BA7285?: The RGB value is 186, 114, 133: 186 red, 114 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA7285?: The complementary color is #72BAA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA7285?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.