What color is #BA8CA7?

#BA8CA7 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA8CA7?

The RGB value is 186, 140, 167: 186 red, 140 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA8CA7?

The complementary color is #8CBA9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA8CA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA8CA7 color

#BA8CA7 rgb(186, 140, 167)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BA8CA7 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 54.9% green and 65.5% blue (186, 140, 167).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 25% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 10% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#BA8CA7 color codes

HEX	`#BA8CA7`
RGB	`rgb(186, 140, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 54.9%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 25%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 25%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 10%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.33, 21.82, -7.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.33, 23.05, 341.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.603, 31.987, 40.798)`
Decimal	`12225703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA8CA7, 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 #BA8CA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA8CA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	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 #BA8CA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba8ca7; }
.text { color: #ba8ca7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba8ca7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 140 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba8ca7, #ba8c90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BA8CA7?: #BA8CA7 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA8CA7?: The RGB value is 186, 140, 167: 186 red, 140 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA8CA7?: The complementary color is #8CBA9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA8CA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.