What color is #BAACA9?

#BAACA9 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Martini. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAACA9?

The RGB value is 186, 172, 169: 186 red, 172 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAACA9?

The complementary color is #A9B7BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAACA9?

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.

#BAACA9 color

#BAACA9 rgb(186, 172, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAACA9 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 67.5% green and 66.3% blue (186, 172, 169).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Martini (#B7A8A3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BAACA9 color codes

HEX	`#BAACA9`
RGB	`rgb(186, 172, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 67.5%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 9%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.43, 4.5, 3.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.43, 5.61, 36.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.163, 42.809, 43.57)`
Decimal	`12233897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAACA9, 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 #BAACA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAACA9 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 #BAACA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baaca9; }
.text { color: #baaca9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baaca9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 172 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baaca9, #bab5a9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BAACA9?: #BAACA9 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Martini. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAACA9?: The RGB value is 186, 172, 169: 186 red, 172 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAACA9?: The complementary color is #A9B7BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAACA9?: 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.