What color is #BAA19F?

#BAA19F 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 #BAA19F?

The RGB value is 186, 161, 159: 186 red, 161 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA19F?

The complementary color is #9FB8BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAA19F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAA19F color

#BAA19F rgb(186, 161, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAA19F is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 63.1% green and 62.4% blue (186, 161, 159).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 16% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 15% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sable Cloaked (#C4A7A1), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#BAA19F color codes

HEX	`#BAA19F`
RGB	`rgb(186, 161, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 63.1%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 16%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 15%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 15%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.34, 8.82, 4.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.34, 9.86, 26.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.252, 38.433, 38.145)`
Decimal	`12231071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA19F, 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 #BAA19F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA19F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	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 #BAA19F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa19f; }
.text { color: #baa19f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa19f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 161 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa19f, #baaf9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BAA19F?: #BAA19F 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 #BAA19F?: The RGB value is 186, 161, 159: 186 red, 161 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA19F?: The complementary color is #9FB8BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA19F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.