What color is #BA828C?

#BA828C is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA828C?

The RGB value is 186, 130, 140: 186 red, 130 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA828C?

The complementary color is #82BAB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA828C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA828C color

#BA828C rgb(186, 130, 140)

Shades of red

The hex color #BA828C is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 51% green and 54.9% blue (186, 130, 140).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 29% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 25% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#BA828C color codes

HEX	`#BA828C`
RGB	`rgb(186, 130, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 51%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 29%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 30%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 25%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.16, 23.03, 3.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.16, 23.27, 8.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.967, 28.3, 28.532)`
Decimal	`12223116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA828C, 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 #BA828C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA828C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #BA828C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba828c; }
.text { color: #ba828c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba828c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 130 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba828c, #ba9482); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BA828C?: #BA828C is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA828C?: The RGB value is 186, 130, 140: 186 red, 130 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA828C?: The complementary color is #82BAB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA828C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.