What color is #BA959D?

#BA959D is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA959D?

The RGB value is 186, 149, 157: 186 red, 149 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA959D?

The complementary color is #95BAB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA959D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA959D color

#BA959D rgb(186, 149, 157)

Shades of red

The hex color #BA959D is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 58.4% green and 61.6% blue (186, 149, 157).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 16% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#BA959D color codes

HEX	`#BA959D`
RGB	`rgb(186, 149, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 58.4%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 21%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 20%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 16%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.25, 15.12, 1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.25, 15.16, 4.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.083, 34.37, 36.572)`
Decimal	`12227997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA959D, 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 #BA959D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA959D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	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 #BA959D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba959d; }
.text { color: #ba959d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba959d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 149 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba959d, #baa095); }

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Questions

What color is #BA959D?: #BA959D is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA959D?: The RGB value is 186, 149, 157: 186 red, 149 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA959D?: The complementary color is #95BAB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA959D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.