What color is #BA98AE?

#BA98AE 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 #BA98AE?

The RGB value is 186, 152, 174: 186 red, 152 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA98AE?

The complementary color is #98BAA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA98AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA98AE color

#BA98AE rgb(186, 152, 174)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BA98AE is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 59.6% green and 68.2% blue (186, 152, 174).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 20% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#BA98AE color codes

HEX	`#BA98AE`
RGB	`rgb(186, 152, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 59.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 20%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 18%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.48, 16.38, -6.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.48, 17.69, 337.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.117, 35.953, 44.915)`
Decimal	`12228782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA98AE, 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 #BA98AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA98AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #BA98AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba98ae; }
.text { color: #ba98ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba98ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 152 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba98ae, #ba989d); }

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Questions

What color is #BA98AE?: #BA98AE 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 #BA98AE?: The RGB value is 186, 152, 174: 186 red, 152 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA98AE?: The complementary color is #98BAA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA98AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.