What color is #BA958A?

#BA958A 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 #BA958A?

The RGB value is 186, 149, 138: 186 red, 149 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA958A?

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

Is black or white text better on #BA958A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA958A color

#BA958A rgb(186, 149, 138)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BA958A is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 58.4% green and 54.1% blue (186, 149, 138).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 26% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 26% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Mire (#C3988B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#BA958A color codes

HEX	`#BA958A`
RGB	`rgb(186, 149, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 58.4%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 26%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 26%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 26%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.78, 12.18, 11.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.78, 16.46, 42.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.585, 33.77, 28.684)`
Decimal	`12227978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA958A, 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 #BA958A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA958A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	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 #BA958A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba958a; }
.text { color: #ba958a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba958a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 149 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba958a, #baad8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #BA958A?: #BA958A 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 #BA958A?: The RGB value is 186, 149, 138: 186 red, 149 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA958A?: The complementary color is #8AAFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA958A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.