What color is #BA858F?

#BA858F is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA858F?

The RGB value is 186, 133, 143: 186 red, 133 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA858F?

The complementary color is #85BAB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA858F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA858F color

#BA858F rgb(186, 133, 143)

Shades of red

The hex color #BA858F is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 52.2% green and 56.1% blue (186, 133, 143).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 23% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#BA858F color codes

HEX	`#BA858F`
RGB	`rgb(186, 133, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 52.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 23%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.96, 21.81, 2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.96, 21.99, 7.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.596, 29.199, 29.848)`
Decimal	`12223887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA858F, 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 #BA858F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA858F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #BA858F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba858f; }
.text { color: #ba858f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba858f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 133 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba858f, #ba9685); }

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Questions

What color is #BA858F?: #BA858F is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA858F?: The RGB value is 186, 133, 143: 186 red, 133 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA858F?: The complementary color is #85BAB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA858F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.