What color is #BA737E?

#BA737E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA737E?

The RGB value is 186, 115, 126: 186 red, 115 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA737E?

The complementary color is #73BAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA737E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA737E color

#BA737E rgb(186, 115, 126)

Shades of red

The hex color #BA737E is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 45.1% green and 49.4% blue (186, 115, 126).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 34% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 32% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#BA737E color codes

HEX	`#BA737E`
RGB	`rgb(186, 115, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 45.1%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 34%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 38%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 32%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.3, 29.37, 5.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.3, 29.94, 11.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.147, 24.209, 22.82)`
Decimal	`12219262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA737E, 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 #BA737E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA737E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #BA737E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba737e; }
.text { color: #ba737e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba737e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 115 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba737e, #ba8b73); }

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Questions

What color is #BA737E?: #BA737E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA737E?: The RGB value is 186, 115, 126: 186 red, 115 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA737E?: The complementary color is #73BAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA737E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.