What color is #BA7E98?

#BA7E98 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA7E98?

The RGB value is 186, 126, 152: 186 red, 126 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA7E98?

The complementary color is #7EBAA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA7E98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA7E98 color

#BA7E98 rgb(186, 126, 152)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BA7E98 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 49.4% green and 59.6% blue (186, 126, 152).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 30% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 18% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Moonlight Mauve (#CA83A7), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#BA7E98 color codes

HEX	`#BA7E98`
RGB	`rgb(186, 126, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 49.4%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 30%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 32%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 18%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.55, 27.1, -4.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.55, 27.46, 350.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.378, 27.63, 33.275)`
Decimal	`12222104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA7E98, 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 #BA7E98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA7E98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #BA7E98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba7e98; }
.text { color: #ba7e98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba7e98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 126 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba7e98, #ba827e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #BA7E98?: #BA7E98 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA7E98?: The RGB value is 186, 126, 152: 186 red, 126 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA7E98?: The complementary color is #7EBAA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA7E98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.