What color is #BA8798?

#BA8798 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA8798?

The RGB value is 186, 135, 152: 186 red, 135 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA8798?

The complementary color is #87BAA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA8798?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA8798 color

#BA8798 rgb(186, 135, 152)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BA8798 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 52.9% green and 59.6% blue (186, 135, 152).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 27% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 18% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#BA8798 color codes

HEX	`#BA8798`
RGB	`rgb(186, 135, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 52.9%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 27%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 18%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.68, 22.1, -1.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.68, 22.14, 356.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.581, 30.036, 33.676)`
Decimal	`12224408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA8798, 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 #BA8798	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA8798 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	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 #BA8798 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba8798; }
.text { color: #ba8798; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba8798; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 135 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba8798, #ba9087); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #BA8798?: #BA8798 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA8798?: The RGB value is 186, 135, 152: 186 red, 135 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA8798?: The complementary color is #87BAA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA8798?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.