What color is #BAADB9?

#BAADB9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAADB9?

The RGB value is 186, 173, 185: 186 red, 173 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAADB9?

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

Is black or white text better on #BAADB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAADB9 color

#BAADB9 rgb(186, 173, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAADB9 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 67.8% green and 72.5% blue (186, 173, 185).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 9% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 1% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

#BAADB9 color codes

HEX	`#BAADB9`
RGB	`rgb(186, 173, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 67.8%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 9%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 7%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 1%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.11, 6.84, -4.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.11, 8.15, 326.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.949, 43.829, 52.034)`
Decimal	`12234169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAADB9, 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 #BAADB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAADB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	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 #BAADB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baadb9; }
.text { color: #baadb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baadb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 173 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baadb9, #baadb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BAADB9?: #BAADB9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAADB9?: The RGB value is 186, 173, 185: 186 red, 173 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAADB9?: The complementary color is #ADBAAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAADB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.