What color is #BAAAB5?

#BAAAB5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAAAB5?

The RGB value is 186, 170, 181: 186 red, 170 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAAAB5?

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

Is black or white text better on #BAAAB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAAAB5 color

#BAAAB5 rgb(186, 170, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAAAB5 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 66.7% green and 71% blue (186, 170, 181).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 10% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#BAAAB5 color codes

HEX	`#BAAAB5`
RGB	`rgb(186, 170, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 66.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 10%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 3%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.23, 7.73, -3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.23, 8.5, 335.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.964, 42.525, 49.652)`
Decimal	`12233397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAAAB5, 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 #BAAAB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAAAB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	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 #BAAAB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baaab5; }
.text { color: #baaab5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baaab5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 170 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baaab5, #baaaad); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BAAAB5?: #BAAAB5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAAAB5?: The RGB value is 186, 170, 181: 186 red, 170 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAAAB5?: The complementary color is #AABAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAAAB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.