What color is #BA8E96?

#BA8E96 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA8E96?

The RGB value is 186, 142, 150: 186 red, 142 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA8E96?

The complementary color is #8EBAB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA8E96?

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.

#BA8E96 color

#BA8E96 rgb(186, 142, 150)

Shades of red

The hex color #BA8E96 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 55.7% green and 58.8% blue (186, 142, 150).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 24% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 19% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BA8E96 color codes

HEX	`#BA8E96`
RGB	`rgb(186, 142, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 55.7%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 24%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 19%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.33, 17.88, 2.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.33, 18.02, 7.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.428, 31.989, 33.157)`
Decimal	`12226198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA8E96, 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 #BA8E96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA8E96 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 #BA8E96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba8e96; }
.text { color: #ba8e96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba8e96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 142 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba8e96, #ba9c8e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BA8E96?: #BA8E96 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA8E96?: The RGB value is 186, 142, 150: 186 red, 142 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA8E96?: The complementary color is #8EBAB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA8E96?: 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.