What color is #BA989D?

#BA989D 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 #BA989D?

The RGB value is 186, 152, 157: 186 red, 152 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA989D?

The complementary color is #98BAB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA989D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA989D color

#BA989D rgb(186, 152, 157)

Shades of red

The hex color #BA989D is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 59.6% green and 61.6% blue (186, 152, 157).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 20% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 16% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#BA989D color codes

HEX	`#BA989D`
RGB	`rgb(186, 152, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 59.6%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 20%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 18%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 16%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.01, 13.45, 2.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.01, 13.63, 9.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.564, 35.331, 36.733)`
Decimal	`12228765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA989D, 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 #BA989D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA989D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	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 #BA989D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba989d; }
.text { color: #ba989d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba989d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 152 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba989d, #baa498); }

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Questions

What color is #BA989D?: #BA989D 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 #BA989D?: The RGB value is 186, 152, 157: 186 red, 152 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA989D?: The complementary color is #98BAB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA989D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.