What color is #BAAEA5?

#BAAEA5 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hipster Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAAEA5?

The RGB value is 186, 174, 165: 186 red, 174 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAAEA5?

The complementary color is #A5B1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAAEA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAAEA5 color

#BAAEA5 rgb(186, 174, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAAEA5 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 68.2% green and 64.7% blue (186, 174, 165).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 13% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Hipster Hippo (#BFB3AB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#BAAEA5 color codes

HEX	`#BAAEA5`
RGB	`rgb(186, 174, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 68.2%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 13%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 11%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 11%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.84, 2.73, 6.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.84, 6.73, 66.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.177, 43.428, 41.751)`
Decimal	`12234405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAAEA5, 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 #BAAEA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAAEA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	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 #BAAEA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baaea5; }
.text { color: #baaea5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baaea5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 174 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baaea5, #bab9a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BAAEA5?: #BAAEA5 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hipster Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAAEA5?: The RGB value is 186, 174, 165: 186 red, 174 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAAEA5?: The complementary color is #A5B1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAAEA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.