What color is #BAAAB8?

#BAAAB8 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 #BAAAB8?

The RGB value is 186, 170, 184: 186 red, 170 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAAAB8?

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

Is black or white text better on #BAAAB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAAAB8 color

#BAAAB8 rgb(186, 170, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAAAB8 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 66.7% green and 72.2% blue (186, 170, 184).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 10% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 1% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.53:1).

#BAAAB8 color codes

HEX	`#BAAAB8`
RGB	`rgb(186, 170, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 66.7%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 10%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 1%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.32, 8.29, -5.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.32, 9.72, 328.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.275, 42.65, 51.291)`
Decimal	`12233400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAAAB8, 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 #BAAAB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAAAB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.53:1	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 #BAAAB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baaab8; }
.text { color: #baaab8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baaab8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 170 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baaab8, #baaab0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BAAAB8?: #BAAAB8 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 #BAAAB8?: The RGB value is 186, 170, 184: 186 red, 170 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAAAB8?: The complementary color is #AABAAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAAAB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.