What color is #BAABA3?

#BAABA3 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAABA3?

The RGB value is 186, 171, 163: 186 red, 171 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAABA3?

The complementary color is #A3B2BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAABA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAABA3 color

#BAABA3 rgb(186, 171, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAABA3 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 67.1% green and 63.9% blue (186, 171, 163).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 14% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom (#BDACA3), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#BAABA3 color codes

HEX	`#BAABA3`
RGB	`rgb(186, 171, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 67.1%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 14%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 12%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 12%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.02, 4.02, 6.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.02, 7.28, 56.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.423, 42.21, 40.608)`
Decimal	`12233635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAABA3, 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 #BAABA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAABA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	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 #BAABA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baaba3; }
.text { color: #baaba3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baaba3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 171 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baaba3, #bab7a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BAABA3?: #BAABA3 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAABA3?: The RGB value is 186, 171, 163: 186 red, 171 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAABA3?: The complementary color is #A3B2BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAABA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.