What color is #BA928B?

#BA928B is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA928B?

The RGB value is 186, 146, 139: 186 red, 146 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA928B?

The complementary color is #8BB3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA928B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA928B color

#BA928B rgb(186, 146, 139)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BA928B is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 57.3% green and 54.5% blue (186, 146, 139).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 25% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 25% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Mire (#C3988B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#BA928B color codes

HEX	`#BA928B`
RGB	`rgb(186, 146, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 57.3%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 25%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 25%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 25%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.05, 13.99, 9.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.05, 16.89, 34.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.189, 32.863, 28.911)`
Decimal	`12227211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA928B, 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 #BA928B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA928B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #BA928B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba928b; }
.text { color: #ba928b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba928b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 146 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba928b, #baa98b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BA928B?: #BA928B is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA928B?: The RGB value is 186, 146, 139: 186 red, 146 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA928B?: The complementary color is #8BB3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA928B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.