What color is #BA898A?

#BA898A is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA898A?

The RGB value is 186, 137, 138: 186 red, 137 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA898A?

The complementary color is #89BAB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA898A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA898A color

#BA898A rgb(186, 137, 138)

Shades of red

The hex color #BA898A is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 53.7% green and 54.1% blue (186, 137, 138).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 26% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 26% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#BA898A color codes

HEX	`#BA898A`
RGB	`rgb(186, 137, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 53.7%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 26%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 26%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 26%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.8, 18.84, 6.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.8, 20.04, 19.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.783, 30.167, 28.083)`
Decimal	`12224906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA898A, 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 #BA898A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA898A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	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 #BA898A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba898a; }
.text { color: #ba898a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba898a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 137 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba898a, #baa189); }

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Questions

What color is #BA898A?: #BA898A is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA898A?: The RGB value is 186, 137, 138: 186 red, 137 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA898A?: The complementary color is #89BAB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA898A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.