What color is #BAA4BA?

#BAA4BA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAA4BA?

The RGB value is 186, 164, 186: 186 red, 164 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA4BA?

The complementary color is #A4BAA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAA4BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAA4BA color

#BAA4BA rgb(186, 164, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BAA4BA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 64.3% green and 72.9% blue (186, 164, 186).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 14% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#BAA4BA color codes

HEX	`#BAA4BA`
RGB	`rgb(186, 164, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 64.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 14%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 12%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.85, 11.96, -8.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.85, 14.59, 325.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.387, 40.536, 52.036)`
Decimal	`12231866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA4BA, 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 #BAA4BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA4BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	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 #BAA4BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa4ba; }
.text { color: #baa4ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa4ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 164 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa4ba, #baa4af); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BAA4BA?: #BAA4BA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAA4BA?: The RGB value is 186, 164, 186: 186 red, 164 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA4BA?: The complementary color is #A4BAA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA4BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.