What color is #BAACB4?

#BAACB4 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAACB4?

The RGB value is 186, 172, 180: 186 red, 172 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAACB4?

The complementary color is #ACBAB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAACB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAACB4 color

#BAACB4 rgb(186, 172, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAACB4 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 67.5% green and 70.6% blue (186, 172, 180).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 9% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#BAACB4 color codes

HEX	`#BAACB4`
RGB	`rgb(186, 172, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 67.5%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 9%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 8%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 3%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.72, 6.46, -2.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.72, 6.84, 340.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.239, 43.24, 49.239)`
Decimal	`12233908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAACB4, 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 #BAACB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAACB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	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 #BAACB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baacb4; }
.text { color: #baacb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baacb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 172 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baacb4, #baacad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BAACB4?: #BAACB4 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAACB4?: The RGB value is 186, 172, 180: 186 red, 172 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAACB4?: The complementary color is #ACBAB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAACB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.