What color is #BA758F?

#BA758F 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 #BA758F?

The RGB value is 186, 117, 143: 186 red, 117 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA758F?

The complementary color is #75BAA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA758F?

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.

#BA758F color

#BA758F rgb(186, 117, 143)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BA758F is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 45.9% green and 56.1% blue (186, 117, 143).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 33% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 23% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Prehistoric Pink (#C3738D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BA758F color codes

HEX	`#BA758F`
RGB	`rgb(186, 117, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 45.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 33%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 37%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 23%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.22, 30.67, -2.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.22, 30.79, 354.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.57, 25.147, 29.172)`
Decimal	`12219791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA758F, 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 #BA758F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA758F 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 #BA758F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba758f; }
.text { color: #ba758f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba758f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 117 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba758f, #ba7d75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #BA758F?: #BA758F 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 #BA758F?: The RGB value is 186, 117, 143: 186 red, 117 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA758F?: The complementary color is #75BAA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA758F?: 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.