What color is #BA78A2?

#BA78A2 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 #BA78A2?

The RGB value is 186, 120, 162: 186 red, 120 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA78A2?

The complementary color is #78BA90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA78A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA78A2 color

#BA78A2 rgb(186, 120, 162)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BA78A2 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 47.1% green and 63.5% blue (186, 120, 162).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 32% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 13% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#BA78A2 color codes

HEX	`#BA78A2`
RGB	`rgb(186, 120, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 47.1%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 32%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 35%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 13%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.49, 32.06, -11.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.49, 34.16, 339.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.488, 26.482, 37.523)`
Decimal	`12220578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA78A2, 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 #BA78A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA78A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #BA78A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba78a2; }
.text { color: #ba78a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba78a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 120 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba78a2, #ba7881); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #BA78A2?: #BA78A2 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 #BA78A2?: The RGB value is 186, 120, 162: 186 red, 120 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA78A2?: The complementary color is #78BA90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA78A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.