What color is #BAA09E?

#BAA09E is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAA09E?

The RGB value is 186, 160, 158: 186 red, 160 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA09E?

The complementary color is #9EB8BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAA09E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAA09E color

#BAA09E rgb(186, 160, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAA09E is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 62.7% green and 62% blue (186, 160, 158).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 17% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 15% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sable Cloaked (#C4A7A1), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#BAA09E color codes

HEX	`#BAA09E`
RGB	`rgb(186, 160, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 62.7%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 17%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 15%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 15%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.06, 9.2, 4.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.06, 10.28, 26.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.992, 38.05, 37.632)`
Decimal	`12230814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA09E, 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 #BAA09E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA09E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	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 #BAA09E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa09e; }
.text { color: #baa09e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa09e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 160 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa09e, #baae9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BAA09E?: #BAA09E is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAA09E?: The RGB value is 186, 160, 158: 186 red, 160 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA09E?: The complementary color is #9EB8BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA09E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.