What color is #BA9E97?

#BA9E97 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA9E97?

The RGB value is 186, 158, 151: 186 red, 158 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA9E97?

The complementary color is #97B3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA9E97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA9E97 color

#BA9E97 rgb(186, 158, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BA9E97 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 62% green and 59.2% blue (186, 158, 151).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 20% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 19% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

#BA9E97 color codes

HEX	`#BA9E97`
RGB	`rgb(186, 158, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 62%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 20%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 19%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.37, 9.18, 7.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.37, 11.84, 39.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.062, 37.128, 34.434)`
Decimal	`12230295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA9E97, 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 #BA9E97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA9E97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	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 #BA9E97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba9e97; }
.text { color: #ba9e97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba9e97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 158 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba9e97, #bab097); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BA9E97?: #BA9E97 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA9E97?: The RGB value is 186, 158, 151: 186 red, 158 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA9E97?: The complementary color is #97B3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA9E97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.