What color is #BA7497?

#BA7497 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinky Pickle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA7497?

The RGB value is 186, 116, 151: 186 red, 116 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA7497?

The complementary color is #74BA97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA7497?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA7497 color

#BA7497 rgb(186, 116, 151)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BA7497 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 45.5% green and 59.2% blue (186, 116, 151).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 34% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 19% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Pinky Pickle (#B96D8E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#BA7497 color codes

HEX	`#BA7497`
RGB	`rgb(186, 116, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 45.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 34%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 38%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 19%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.24, 32.45, -7.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.24, 33.27, 347.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.081, 25.166, 32.44)`
Decimal	`12219543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA7497, 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 #BA7497	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA7497 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #BA7497 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba7497; }
.text { color: #ba7497; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba7497; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 116 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba7497, #ba7474); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #BA7497?: #BA7497 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinky Pickle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA7497?: The RGB value is 186, 116, 151: 186 red, 116 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA7497?: The complementary color is #74BA97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA7497?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.