What color is #BAA2AF?

#BAA2AF 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 #BAA2AF?

The RGB value is 186, 162, 175: 186 red, 162 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA2AF?

The complementary color is #A2BAAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAA2AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAA2AF color

#BAA2AF rgb(186, 162, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAA2AF is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 63.5% green and 68.6% blue (186, 162, 175).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 15% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#BAA2AF color codes

HEX	`#BAA2AF`
RGB	`rgb(186, 162, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 63.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 15%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 13%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.02, 11.03, -3.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.02, 11.56, 342.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.907, 39.376, 45.994)`
Decimal	`12231343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA2AF, 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 #BAA2AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA2AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	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 #BAA2AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa2af; }
.text { color: #baa2af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa2af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 162 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa2af, #baa2a3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BAA2AF?: #BAA2AF 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 #BAA2AF?: The RGB value is 186, 162, 175: 186 red, 162 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA2AF?: The complementary color is #A2BAAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA2AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.