What color is #BA8FA5?

#BA8FA5 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 #BA8FA5?

The RGB value is 186, 143, 165: 186 red, 143 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA8FA5?

The complementary color is #8FBAA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA8FA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA8FA5 color

#BA8FA5 rgb(186, 143, 165)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BA8FA5 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 56.1% green and 64.7% blue (186, 143, 165).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 11% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#BA8FA5 color codes

HEX	`#BA8FA5`
RGB	`rgb(186, 143, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 56.1%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 23%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 11%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64, 19.8, -5.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64, 20.5, 345.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.863, 32.802, 39.98)`
Decimal	`12226469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA8FA5, 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 #BA8FA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA8FA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #BA8FA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba8fa5; }
.text { color: #ba8fa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba8fa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 143 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba8fa5, #ba8f90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BA8FA5?: #BA8FA5 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 #BA8FA5?: The RGB value is 186, 143, 165: 186 red, 143 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA8FA5?: The complementary color is #8FBAA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA8FA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.