What color is #BA74A0?

#BA74A0 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA74A0?

The RGB value is 186, 116, 160: 186 red, 116 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA74A0?

The complementary color is #74BA8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA74A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA74A0 color

#BA74A0 rgb(186, 116, 160)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BA74A0 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 45.5% green and 62.7% blue (186, 116, 160).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 34% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 14% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#BA74A0 color codes

HEX	`#BA74A0`
RGB	`rgb(186, 116, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 45.5%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 34%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 38%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 14%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.53, 33.91, -12.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.53, 36, 340.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.84, 25.47, 36.437)`
Decimal	`12219552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA74A0, 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 #BA74A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA74A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #BA74A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba74a0; }
.text { color: #ba74a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba74a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 116 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba74a0, #ba747d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #BA74A0?: #BA74A0 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA74A0?: The RGB value is 186, 116, 160: 186 red, 116 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA74A0?: The complementary color is #74BA8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA74A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.