What color is #BA9BA0?

#BA9BA0 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA9BA0?

The RGB value is 186, 155, 160: 186 red, 155 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA9BA0?

The complementary color is #9BBAB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA9BA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA9BA0 color

#BA9BA0 rgb(186, 155, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BA9BA0 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 60.8% green and 62.7% blue (186, 155, 160).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 18% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 14% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#BA9BA0 color codes

HEX	`#BA9BA0`
RGB	`rgb(186, 155, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 60.8%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 18%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 14%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.84, 12.29, 1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.84, 12.41, 7.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.316, 36.421, 38.262)`
Decimal	`12229536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA9BA0, 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 #BA9BA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA9BA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	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 #BA9BA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba9ba0; }
.text { color: #ba9ba0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba9ba0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 155 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba9ba0, #baa59b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BA9BA0?: #BA9BA0 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA9BA0?: The RGB value is 186, 155, 160: 186 red, 155 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA9BA0?: The complementary color is #9BBAB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA9BA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.