What color is #BAA3B3?

#BAA3B3 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAA3B3?

The RGB value is 186, 163, 179: 186 red, 163 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA3B3?

The complementary color is #A3BAAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAA3B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAA3B3 color

#BAA3B3 rgb(186, 163, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAA3B3 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 63.9% green and 70.2% blue (186, 163, 179).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 14% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 4% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

#BAA3B3 color codes

HEX	`#BAA3B3`
RGB	`rgb(186, 163, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 63.9%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 14%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 12%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 4%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.39, 11.21, -5.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.39, 12.33, 335.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.483, 39.889, 48.153)`
Decimal	`12231603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA3B3, 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 #BAA3B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA3B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	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 #BAA3B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa3b3; }
.text { color: #baa3b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa3b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 163 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa3b3, #baa3a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BAA3B3?: #BAA3B3 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAA3B3?: The RGB value is 186, 163, 179: 186 red, 163 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA3B3?: The complementary color is #A3BAAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA3B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.