What color is #BAA2AB?

#BAA2AB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAA2AB?

The RGB value is 186, 162, 171: 186 red, 162 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA2AB?

The complementary color is #A2BAB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAA2AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAA2AB color

#BAA2AB rgb(186, 162, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAA2AB is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 63.5% green and 67.1% blue (186, 162, 171).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 15% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#BAA2AB color codes

HEX	`#BAA2AB`
RGB	`rgb(186, 162, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 63.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 15%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 13%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 8%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.91, 10.32, -1.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.91, 10.41, 352.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.52, 39.221, 43.956)`
Decimal	`12231339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA2AB, 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 #BAA2AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA2AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	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 #BAA2AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa2ab; }
.text { color: #baa2ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa2ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 162 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa2ab, #baa5a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BAA2AB?: #BAA2AB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAA2AB?: The RGB value is 186, 162, 171: 186 red, 162 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA2AB?: The complementary color is #A2BAB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA2AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.