What color is #BA999B?

#BA999B 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 #BA999B?

The RGB value is 186, 153, 155: 186 red, 153 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA999B?

The complementary color is #99BAB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA999B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA999B color

#BA999B rgb(186, 153, 155)

Shades of red

The hex color #BA999B is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 60% green and 60.8% blue (186, 153, 155).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 19% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 17% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#BA999B color codes

HEX	`#BA999B`
RGB	`rgb(186, 153, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 60%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 19%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 18%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 17%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.2, 12.57, 3.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.2, 13.07, 15.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.557, 35.589, 35.895)`
Decimal	`12229019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA999B, 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 #BA999B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA999B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	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 #BA999B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba999b; }
.text { color: #ba999b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba999b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 153 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba999b, #baa899); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BA999B?: #BA999B 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 #BA999B?: The RGB value is 186, 153, 155: 186 red, 153 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA999B?: The complementary color is #99BAB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA999B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.