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Recognised as Colour

#BA8E9E

  • #BA8E9E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BA8E9E is a red with RGB values 186, 142, 158 and HSL 338°, 24%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BA8E9E#BA8E9E
HEX#BA8E9E
RGBrgb(186, 142, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.5569, 0.6196
RGB percentages72.9%, 55.7%, 62%
HSLhsl(338.2, 24.2%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.2, 23.7%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 23.7%, 15.1%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,226,206
CSS custom property--colour: #BA8E9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.45:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#457161

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92969Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D9D9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C18C93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 8.9Thistle · ΔE 19Dark grey · ΔE 20.1Light pink · ΔE 20.8Pink · ΔE 21.3Gray · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 8.86, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EBAAA
Analogous#BA8EB4, #BA948E
Triadic#9EBA8E, #8E9EBA
Split complementary#8EBA94, #8EB4BA
Tetradic#B4BA8E, #8EBAAA, #948EBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4EDF0
Lighter +20%#E1CDD4
Lighter +10%#CDAEB9
Darker −10%#A76E83
Darker −20%#8C566A
Darker −30%#6D4252
Darker −40%#4D2F3A
More saturated +25%#D17798
Less saturated −25%#A4A4A4

Channel breakdown

R186
G142
B158
Red186 (72.9%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue338.18°
Saturation (HSL)24.18%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 8E · B 9E

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