What color is #BA979F?

#BA979F 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 #BA979F?

The RGB value is 186, 151, 159: 186 red, 151 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA979F?

The complementary color is #97BAB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA979F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA979F color

#BA979F rgb(186, 151, 159)

Shades of red

The hex color #BA979F is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 59.2% green and 62.4% blue (186, 151, 159).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 20% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 15% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#BA979F color codes

HEX	`#BA979F`
RGB	`rgb(186, 151, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 59.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 20%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 15%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.81, 14.34, 0.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.81, 14.36, 3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.574, 35.077, 37.585)`
Decimal	`12228511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA979F, 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 #BA979F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA979F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	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 #BA979F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba979f; }
.text { color: #ba979f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba979f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 151 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba979f, #baa197); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BA979F?: #BA979F 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 #BA979F?: The RGB value is 186, 151, 159: 186 red, 151 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA979F?: The complementary color is #97BAB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA979F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.