What color is #BA939E?

#BA939E 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 #BA939E?

The RGB value is 186, 147, 158: 186 red, 147 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA939E?

The complementary color is #93BAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA939E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA939E color

#BA939E rgb(186, 147, 158)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BA939E is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 57.6% green and 62% blue (186, 147, 158).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 15% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#BA939E color codes

HEX	`#BA939E`
RGB	`rgb(186, 147, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 57.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 21%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 15%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.78, 16.39, -0.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.78, 16.4, 359.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.855, 33.776, 36.919)`
Decimal	`12227486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA939E, 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 #BA939E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA939E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	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 #BA939E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba939e; }
.text { color: #ba939e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba939e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 147 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba939e, #ba9b93); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BA939E?: #BA939E 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 #BA939E?: The RGB value is 186, 147, 158: 186 red, 147 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA939E?: The complementary color is #93BAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA939E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.