What color is #BA98A8?

#BA98A8 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 #BA98A8?

The RGB value is 186, 152, 168: 186 red, 152 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA98A8?

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

Is black or white text better on #BA98A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA98A8 color

#BA98A8 rgb(186, 152, 168)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BA98A8 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 59.6% green and 65.9% blue (186, 152, 168).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 20% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 10% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#BA98A8 color codes

HEX	`#BA98A8`
RGB	`rgb(186, 152, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 59.6%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 20%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 18%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 10%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.31, 15.32, -3.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.31, 15.73, 346.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.545, 35.724, 41.903)`
Decimal	`12228776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA98A8, 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 #BA98A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA98A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	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 #BA98A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba98a8; }
.text { color: #ba98a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba98a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 152 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba98a8, #ba9998); }

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Questions

What color is #BA98A8?: #BA98A8 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 #BA98A8?: The RGB value is 186, 152, 168: 186 red, 152 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA98A8?: The complementary color is #98BAAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA98A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.