What color is #BAAABB?

#BAAABB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAAABB?

The RGB value is 186, 170, 187: 186 red, 170 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAAABB?

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

Is black or white text better on #BAAABB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAAABB color

#BAAABB rgb(186, 170, 187)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 66.7% green and 73.3% blue (186, 170, 187).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.56:1).

#BAAABB color codes

HEX	`#BAAABB`
RGB	`rgb(186, 170, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 66.7%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 9%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.4, 8.85, -6.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.4, 11.04, 323.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.593, 42.777, 52.964)`
Decimal	`12233403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAAABB, 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 #BAAABB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAAABB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.56:1	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 #BAAABB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baaabb; }
.text { color: #baaabb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baaabb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 170 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baaabb, #bbaab3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #BAAABB?: #BAAABB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAAABB?: The RGB value is 186, 170, 187: 186 red, 170 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAAABB?: The complementary color is #ABBBAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAAABB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.