What color is #BA96AB?

#BA96AB 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 #BA96AB?

The RGB value is 186, 150, 171: 186 red, 150 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA96AB?

The complementary color is #96BAA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA96AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA96AB color

#BA96AB rgb(186, 150, 171)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BA96AB is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 58.8% green and 67.1% blue (186, 150, 171).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#BA96AB color codes

HEX	`#BA96AB`
RGB	`rgb(186, 150, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 58.8%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 21%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 8%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.9, 16.96, -5.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.9, 17.94, 340.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.506, 35.193, 43.285)`
Decimal	`12228267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA96AB, 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 #BA96AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA96AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	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 #BA96AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba96ab; }
.text { color: #ba96ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba96ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 150 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba96ab, #ba9699); }

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Questions

What color is #BA96AB?: #BA96AB 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 #BA96AB?: The RGB value is 186, 150, 171: 186 red, 150 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA96AB?: The complementary color is #96BAA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA96AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.