What color is #BAAFC1?

#BAAFC1 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAAFC1?

The RGB value is 186, 175, 193: 186 red, 175 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAAFC1?

The complementary color is #B6C1AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAAFC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAAFC1 color

#BAAFC1 rgb(186, 175, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAAFC1 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 68.6% green and 75.7% blue (186, 175, 193).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 13% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Fog Syringa (#C4BAD2), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.99:1).

#BAAFC1 color codes

HEX	`#BAAFC1`
RGB	`rgb(186, 175, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 68.6%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 13%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 9%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 9%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.86, 7.27, -7.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.86, 10.62, 313.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.204, 44.95, 56.736)`
Decimal	`12234689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAAFC1, 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 #BAAFC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAAFC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.99:1	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 #BAAFC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baafc1; }
.text { color: #baafc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baafc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 175 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baafc1, #c1afbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BAAFC1?: #BAAFC1 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAAFC1?: The RGB value is 186, 175, 193: 186 red, 175 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAAFC1?: The complementary color is #B6C1AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAAFC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.