What color is #BA8894?

#BA8894 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 #BA8894?

The RGB value is 186, 136, 148: 186 red, 136 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA8894?

The complementary color is #88BAAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA8894?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA8894 color

#BA8894 rgb(186, 136, 148)

Shades of red

The hex color #BA8894 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 53.3% green and 58% blue (186, 136, 148).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 27% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 20% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#BA8894 color codes

HEX	`#BA8894`
RGB	`rgb(186, 136, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 53.3%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 27%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 20%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.82, 20.91, 1.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.82, 20.94, 3.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.399, 30.187, 32.026)`
Decimal	`12224660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA8894, 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 #BA8894	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA8894 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	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 #BA8894 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba8894; }
.text { color: #ba8894; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba8894; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 136 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba8894, #ba9588); }

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Questions

What color is #BA8894?: #BA8894 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 #BA8894?: The RGB value is 186, 136, 148: 186 red, 136 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA8894?: The complementary color is #88BAAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA8894?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.