What color is #BA91A2?

#BA91A2 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 #BA91A2?

The RGB value is 186, 145, 162: 186 red, 145 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA91A2?

The complementary color is #91BAA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA91A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA91A2 color

#BA91A2 rgb(186, 145, 162)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BA91A2 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 56.9% green and 63.5% blue (186, 145, 162).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 23% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 13% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#BA91A2 color codes

HEX	`#BA91A2`
RGB	`rgb(186, 145, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 56.9%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 23%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 13%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.4, 18.18, -3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.4, 18.42, 350.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.897, 33.3, 38.659)`
Decimal	`12226978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA91A2, 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 #BA91A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA91A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #BA91A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba91a2; }
.text { color: #ba91a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba91a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 145 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba91a2, #ba9591); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #BA91A2?: #BA91A2 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 #BA91A2?: The RGB value is 186, 145, 162: 186 red, 145 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA91A2?: The complementary color is #91BAA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA91A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.