What color is #BAA19B?

#BAA19B 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 #BAA19B?

The RGB value is 186, 161, 155: 186 red, 161 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA19B?

The complementary color is #9BB4BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAA19B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAA19B color

#BAA19B rgb(186, 161, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAA19B is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 63.1% green and 60.8% blue (186, 161, 155).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 18% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 17% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#BAA19B color codes

HEX	`#BAA19B`
RGB	`rgb(186, 161, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 63.1%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 18%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 17%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.24, 8.17, 6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.24, 10.44, 38.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.911, 38.296, 36.346)`
Decimal	`12231067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA19B, 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 #BAA19B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA19B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	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 #BAA19B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa19b; }
.text { color: #baa19b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa19b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 161 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa19b, #bab19b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BAA19B?: #BAA19B 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 #BAA19B?: The RGB value is 186, 161, 155: 186 red, 161 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA19B?: The complementary color is #9BB4BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA19B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.