What color is #BA7A93?

#BA7A93 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 #BA7A93?

The RGB value is 186, 122, 147: 186 red, 122 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA7A93?

The complementary color is #7ABAA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA7A93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA7A93 color

#BA7A93 rgb(186, 122, 147)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BA7A93 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 47.8% green and 57.6% blue (186, 122, 147).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 32% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 21% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Prehistoric Pink (#C3738D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#BA7A93 color codes

HEX	`#BA7A93`
RGB	`rgb(186, 122, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 47.8%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 32%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 34%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 21%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.48, 28.53, -3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.48, 28.7, 353.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.476, 26.467, 30.996)`
Decimal	`12221075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA7A93, 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 #BA7A93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA7A93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	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 #BA7A93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba7a93; }
.text { color: #ba7a93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba7a93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 122 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba7a93, #ba817a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #BA7A93?: #BA7A93 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 #BA7A93?: The RGB value is 186, 122, 147: 186 red, 122 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA7A93?: The complementary color is #7ABAA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA7A93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.