What color is #BAAAB1?

#BAAAB1 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 #BAAAB1?

The RGB value is 186, 170, 177: 186 red, 170 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAAAB1?

The complementary color is #AABAB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAAAB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAAAB1 color

#BAAAB1 rgb(186, 170, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAAAB1 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 66.7% green and 69.4% blue (186, 170, 177).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 10% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#BAAAB1 color codes

HEX	`#BAAAB1`
RGB	`rgb(186, 170, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 66.7%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 10%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 5%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.12, 7, -1.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.12, 7.16, 347.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.559, 42.363, 47.521)`
Decimal	`12233393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAAAB1, 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 #BAAAB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAAAB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	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 #BAAAB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baaab1; }
.text { color: #baaab1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baaab1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 170 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baaab1, #baabaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BAAAB1?: #BAAAB1 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 #BAAAB1?: The RGB value is 186, 170, 177: 186 red, 170 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAAAB1?: The complementary color is #AABAB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAAAB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.