What color is #BA758A?

#BA758A 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 #BA758A?

The RGB value is 186, 117, 138: 186 red, 117 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA758A?

The complementary color is #75BAA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA758A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA758A color

#BA758A rgb(186, 117, 138)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BA758A is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 45.9% green and 54.1% blue (186, 117, 138).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 33% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 26% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Prehistoric Pink (#C3738D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#BA758A color codes

HEX	`#BA758A`
RGB	`rgb(186, 117, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 45.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 33%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 37%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 26%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.07, 29.93, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.07, 29.93, 359.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.199, 24.999, 27.222)`
Decimal	`12219786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA758A, 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 #BA758A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA758A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #BA758A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba758a; }
.text { color: #ba758a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba758a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 117 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba758a, #ba8375); }

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Questions

What color is #BA758A?: #BA758A 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 #BA758A?: The RGB value is 186, 117, 138: 186 red, 117 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA758A?: The complementary color is #75BAA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA758A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.