What color is #BA7F7B?

#BA7F7B is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA7F7B?

The RGB value is 186, 127, 123: 186 red, 127 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA7F7B?

The complementary color is #7BB6BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA7F7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA7F7B color

#BA7F7B rgb(186, 127, 123)

Shades of red

The hex color #BA7F7B is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 49.8% green and 48.2% blue (186, 127, 123).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 31% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 34% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#BA7F7B color codes

HEX	`#BA7F7B`
RGB	`rgb(186, 127, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 49.8%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 31%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 34%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 34%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.02, 22.34, 11.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.02, 25.1, 27.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.415, 27.05, 22.302)`
Decimal	`12222331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA7F7B, 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 #BA7F7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA7F7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #BA7F7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba7f7b; }
.text { color: #ba7f7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba7f7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 127 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba7f7b, #ba9e7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BA7F7B?: #BA7F7B is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA7F7B?: The RGB value is 186, 127, 123: 186 red, 127 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA7F7B?: The complementary color is #7BB6BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA7F7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.