What color is #BA817F?

#BA817F 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 #BA817F?

The RGB value is 186, 129, 127: 186 red, 129 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA817F?

The complementary color is #7FB8BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA817F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA817F color

#BA817F rgb(186, 129, 127)

Shades of red

The hex color #BA817F is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 50.6% green and 49.8% blue (186, 129, 127).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 30% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 32% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BA817F color codes

HEX	`#BA817F`
RGB	`rgb(186, 129, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 50.6%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 30%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 32%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 32%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.59, 21.76, 9.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.59, 23.93, 24.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.932, 27.674, 23.734)`
Decimal	`12222847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA817F, 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 #BA817F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA817F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #BA817F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba817f; }
.text { color: #ba817f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba817f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 129 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba817f, #ba9f7f); }

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Questions

What color is #BA817F?: #BA817F 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 #BA817F?: The RGB value is 186, 129, 127: 186 red, 129 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA817F?: The complementary color is #7FB8BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA817F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.