What color is #BA969A?

#BA969A 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 #BA969A?

The RGB value is 186, 150, 154: 186 red, 150 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA969A?

The complementary color is #96BAB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA969A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA969A color

#BA969A rgb(186, 150, 154)

Shades of red

The hex color #BA969A is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 58.8% green and 60.4% blue (186, 150, 154).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 17% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#BA969A color codes

HEX	`#BA969A`
RGB	`rgb(186, 150, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 58.8%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 21%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 17%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.43, 14.07, 3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.43, 14.39, 12.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.989, 34.586, 35.293)`
Decimal	`12228250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA969A, 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 #BA969A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA969A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	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 #BA969A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba969a; }
.text { color: #ba969a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba969a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 150 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba969a, #baa496); }

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Questions

What color is #BA969A?: #BA969A 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 #BA969A?: The RGB value is 186, 150, 154: 186 red, 150 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA969A?: The complementary color is #96BAB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA969A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.