What color is #BA9CAE?

#BA9CAE 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 #BA9CAE?

The RGB value is 186, 156, 174: 186 red, 156 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA9CAE?

The complementary color is #9CBAA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA9CAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA9CAE color

#BA9CAE rgb(186, 156, 174)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BA9CAE is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 61.2% green and 68.2% blue (186, 156, 174).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 18% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.45:1).

#BA9CAE color codes

HEX	`#BA9CAE`
RGB	`rgb(186, 156, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 61.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 18%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.48, 14.17, -5.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.48, 15.09, 339.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.777, 37.273, 45.135)`
Decimal	`12229806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA9CAE, 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 #BA9CAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA9CAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	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 #BA9CAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba9cae; }
.text { color: #ba9cae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba9cae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 156 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba9cae, #ba9c9f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BA9CAE?: #BA9CAE 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 #BA9CAE?: The RGB value is 186, 156, 174: 186 red, 156 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA9CAE?: The complementary color is #9CBAA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA9CAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.