What color is #BA80A7?

#BA80A7 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA80A7?

The RGB value is 186, 128, 167: 186 red, 128 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA80A7?

The complementary color is #80BA93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA80A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA80A7 color

#BA80A7 rgb(186, 128, 167)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BA80A7 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 50.2% green and 65.5% blue (186, 128, 167).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 30% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 10% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#BA80A7 color codes

HEX	`#BA80A7`
RGB	`rgb(186, 128, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 50.2%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 30%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 31%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 10%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.49, 28.5, -11.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.49, 30.79, 337.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.944, 28.669, 40.245)`
Decimal	`12222631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA80A7, 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 #BA80A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA80A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #BA80A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba80a7; }
.text { color: #ba80a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba80a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 128 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba80a7, #ba808a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #BA80A7?: #BA80A7 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA80A7?: The RGB value is 186, 128, 167: 186 red, 128 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA80A7?: The complementary color is #80BA93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA80A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.