What color is #BAA5B0?

#BAA5B0 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 #BAA5B0?

The RGB value is 186, 165, 176: 186 red, 165 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA5B0?

The complementary color is #A5BAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAA5B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAA5B0 color

#BAA5B0 rgb(186, 165, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAA5B0 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 64.7% green and 69% blue (186, 165, 176).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 13% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 5% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#BAA5B0 color codes

HEX	`#BAA5B0`
RGB	`rgb(186, 165, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 64.7%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 13%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 11%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 5%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.81, 9.56, -2.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.81, 9.98, 343.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.54, 40.485, 46.692)`
Decimal	`12232112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA5B0, 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 #BAA5B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA5B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	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 #BAA5B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa5b0; }
.text { color: #baa5b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa5b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 165 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa5b0, #baa5a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BAA5B0?: #BAA5B0 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 #BAA5B0?: The RGB value is 186, 165, 176: 186 red, 165 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA5B0?: The complementary color is #A5BAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA5B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.