What color is #BA9597?

#BA9597 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA9597?

The RGB value is 186, 149, 151: 186 red, 149 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA9597?

The complementary color is #95BAB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA9597?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA9597 color

#BA9597 rgb(186, 149, 151)

Shades of red

The hex color #BA9597 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 58.4% green and 59.2% blue (186, 149, 151).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 19% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#BA9597 color codes

HEX	`#BA9597`
RGB	`rgb(186, 149, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 58.4%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 21%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 20%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 19%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.1, 14.15, 4.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.1, 14.76, 16.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.583, 34.17, 33.941)`
Decimal	`12227991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA9597, 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 #BA9597	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA9597 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #BA9597 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba9597; }
.text { color: #ba9597; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba9597; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 149 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba9597, #baa695); }

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Questions

What color is #BA9597?: #BA9597 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA9597?: The RGB value is 186, 149, 151: 186 red, 149 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA9597?: The complementary color is #95BAB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA9597?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.