What color is #BA7561?

#BA7561 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Döner Kebab. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA7561?

The RGB value is 186, 117, 97: 186 red, 117 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA7561?

The complementary color is #61A6BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA7561?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA7561 color

#BA7561 rgb(186, 117, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BA7561 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 45.9% green and 38% blue (186, 117, 97).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 39% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 48% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Döner Kebab (#BB7766), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#BA7561 color codes

HEX	`#BA7561`
RGB	`rgb(186, 117, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 45.9%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 39%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 48%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 48%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.11, 24.88, 22.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.11, 33.45, 41.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.77, 24.027, 14.429)`
Decimal	`12219745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA7561, 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 #BA7561	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA7561 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #BA7561 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba7561; }
.text { color: #ba7561; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba7561; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 117 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba7561, #baa261); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Terracotta.

Questions

What color is #BA7561?: #BA7561 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Döner Kebab. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA7561?: The RGB value is 186, 117, 97: 186 red, 117 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA7561?: The complementary color is #61A6BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA7561?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.