What color is #BAAFBA?

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

What is the RGB value of #BAAFBA?

The RGB value is 186, 175, 186: 186 red, 175 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAAFBA?

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

Is black or white text better on #BAAFBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAAFBA color

#BAAFBA rgb(186, 175, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAAFBA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 68.6% green and 72.9% blue (186, 175, 186).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 7% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#BAAFBA color codes

HEX	`#BAAFBA`
RGB	`rgb(186, 175, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 68.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 7%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 6%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.66, 5.94, -4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.66, 7.27, 324.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.441, 44.645, 52.721)`
Decimal	`12234682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAAFBA, 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 #BAAFBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAAFBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	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 #BAAFBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baafba; }
.text { color: #baafba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baafba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 175 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baafba, #baafb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BAAFBA?: #BAAFBA is a light gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAAFBA?: The RGB value is 186, 175, 186: 186 red, 175 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAAFBA?: The complementary color is #AFBAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAAFBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.