What color is #BAA7BC?

#BAA7BC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAA7BC?

The RGB value is 186, 167, 188: 186 red, 167 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA7BC?

The complementary color is #A9BCA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAA7BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAA7BC color

#BAA7BC rgb(186, 167, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BAA7BC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 65.5% green and 73.7% blue (186, 167, 188).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 14% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.34:1).

#BAA7BC color codes

HEX	`#BAA7BC`
RGB	`rgb(186, 167, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 65.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 14%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 11%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 11%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.67, 10.69, -8.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.67, 13.5, 322.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.144, 41.708, 53.345)`
Decimal	`12232636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA7BC, 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 #BAA7BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA7BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.34:1	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 #BAA7BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa7bc; }
.text { color: #baa7bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa7bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 167 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa7bc, #bca7b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BAA7BC?: #BAA7BC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAA7BC?: The RGB value is 186, 167, 188: 186 red, 167 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA7BC?: The complementary color is #A9BCA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA7BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.