What color is #BAA8C0?

#BAA8C0 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 #BAA8C0?

The RGB value is 186, 168, 192: 186 red, 168 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA8C0?

The complementary color is #AEC0A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAA8C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAA8C0 color

#BAA8C0 rgb(186, 168, 192)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BAA8C0 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 65.9% green and 75.3% blue (186, 168, 192).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 16% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.45:1).

#BAA8C0 color codes

HEX	`#BAA8C0`
RGB	`rgb(186, 168, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 65.9%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 16%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 13%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 13%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.04, 10.91, -9.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.04, 14.73, 317.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.765, 42.251, 55.709)`
Decimal	`12232896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA8C0, 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 #BAA8C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA8C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	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 #BAA8C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa8c0; }
.text { color: #baa8c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa8c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 168 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa8c0, #c0a8ba); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BAA8C0?: #BAA8C0 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 #BAA8C0?: The RGB value is 186, 168, 192: 186 red, 168 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA8C0?: The complementary color is #AEC0A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA8C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.