What color is #BAACB0?

#BAACB0 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAACB0?

The RGB value is 186, 172, 176: 186 red, 172 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAACB0?

The complementary color is #ACBAB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAACB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAACB0 color

#BAACB0 rgb(186, 172, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAACB0 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 67.5% green and 69% blue (186, 172, 176).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 9% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#BAACB0 color codes

HEX	`#BAACB0`
RGB	`rgb(186, 172, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 67.5%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 9%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 8%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 5%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.61, 5.73, -0.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.61, 5.73, 357.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.838, 43.079, 47.124)`
Decimal	`12233904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAACB0, 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 #BAACB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAACB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	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 #BAACB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baacb0; }
.text { color: #baacb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baacb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 172 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baacb0, #baafac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BAACB0?: #BAACB0 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAACB0?: The RGB value is 186, 172, 176: 186 red, 172 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAACB0?: The complementary color is #ACBAB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAACB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.