What color is #BA909F?

#BA909F is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA909F?

The RGB value is 186, 144, 159: 186 red, 144 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA909F?

The complementary color is #90BAAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA909F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA909F color

#BA909F rgb(186, 144, 159)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BA909F is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 56.5% green and 62.4% blue (186, 144, 159).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 23% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 15% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#BA909F color codes

HEX	`#BA909F`
RGB	`rgb(186, 144, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 56.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 23%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 23%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 15%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.07, 18.23, -1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.07, 18.32, 354.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.481, 32.89, 37.221)`
Decimal	`12226719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA909F, 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 #BA909F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA909F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #BA909F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba909f; }
.text { color: #ba909f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba909f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 144 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba909f, #ba9690); }

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Questions

What color is #BA909F?: #BA909F is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA909F?: The RGB value is 186, 144, 159: 186 red, 144 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA909F?: The complementary color is #90BAAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA909F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.