What color is #BA83A6?

#BA83A6 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA83A6?

The RGB value is 186, 131, 166: 186 red, 131 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA83A6?

The complementary color is #83BA97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA83A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA83A6 color

#BA83A6 rgb(186, 131, 166)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BA83A6 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 51.4% green and 65.1% blue (186, 131, 166).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 28% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 11% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#BA83A6 color codes

HEX	`#BA83A6`
RGB	`rgb(186, 131, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 51.4%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 28%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 30%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 11%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.16, 26.66, -10.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.16, 28.5, 339.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.249, 29.426, 39.892)`
Decimal	`12223398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA83A6, 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 #BA83A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA83A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	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 #BA83A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba83a6; }
.text { color: #ba83a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba83a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 131 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba83a6, #ba838b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BA83A6?: #BA83A6 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA83A6?: The RGB value is 186, 131, 166: 186 red, 131 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA83A6?: The complementary color is #83BA97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA83A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.