What color is #BAA9AA?

#BAA9AA is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAA9AA?

The RGB value is 186, 169, 170: 186 red, 169 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA9AA?

The complementary color is #A9BAB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAA9AA?

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.

#BAA9AA color

#BAA9AA rgb(186, 169, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAA9AA is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 66.3% green and 66.7% blue (186, 169, 170).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BAA9AA color codes

HEX	`#BAA9AA`
RGB	`rgb(186, 169, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 66.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.68, 6.3, 1.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.68, 6.53, 15.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.693, 41.718, 43.878)`
Decimal	`12233130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA9AA, 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 #BAA9AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA9AA 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 #BAA9AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa9aa; }
.text { color: #baa9aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa9aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 169 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa9aa, #bab1a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BAA9AA?: #BAA9AA is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAA9AA?: The RGB value is 186, 169, 170: 186 red, 169 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA9AA?: The complementary color is #A9BAB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA9AA?: 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.