What color is #BAACA7?

#BAACA7 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Martini. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAACA7?

The RGB value is 186, 172, 167: 186 red, 172 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAACA7?

The complementary color is #A7B5BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAACA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAACA7 color

#BAACA7 rgb(186, 172, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAACA7 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 67.5% green and 65.5% blue (186, 172, 167).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 12% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Martini (#B7A8A3), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#BAACA7 color codes

HEX	`#BAACA7`
RGB	`rgb(186, 172, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 67.5%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 12%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 10%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.37, 4.15, 4.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.37, 6.04, 46.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.977, 42.735, 42.589)`
Decimal	`12233895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAACA7, 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 #BAACA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAACA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	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 #BAACA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baaca7; }
.text { color: #baaca7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baaca7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 172 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baaca7, #bab6a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BAACA7?: #BAACA7 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Martini. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAACA7?: The RGB value is 186, 172, 167: 186 red, 172 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAACA7?: The complementary color is #A7B5BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAACA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.