What color is #BAA0BB?

#BAA0BB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAA0BB?

The RGB value is 186, 160, 187: 186 red, 160 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA0BB?

The complementary color is #A1BBA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAA0BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAA0BB color

#BAA0BB rgb(186, 160, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BAA0BB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 62.7% green and 73.3% blue (186, 160, 187).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 17% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#BAA0BB color codes

HEX	`#BAA0BB`
RGB	`rgb(186, 160, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 62.7%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 17%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 14%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 14%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.87, 14.36, -10.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.87, 17.71, 324.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.789, 39.169, 52.363)`
Decimal	`12230843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA0BB, 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 #BAA0BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA0BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	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 #BAA0BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa0bb; }
.text { color: #baa0bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa0bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 160 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa0bb, #bba0af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #BAA0BB?: #BAA0BB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAA0BB?: The RGB value is 186, 160, 187: 186 red, 160 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA0BB?: The complementary color is #A1BBA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA0BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.