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Recognised as Colour

#BA948E

  • #BA948E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BA948E is a red with RGB values 186, 148, 142 and HSL 8°, 24%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BA948E#BA948E
HEX#BA948E
RGBrgb(186, 148, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.5804, 0.5569
RGB percentages72.9%, 58%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(8.2, 24.2%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.2, 23.7%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 20.4%, 23.7%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,227,726
CSS custom property--colour: #BA948E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.71:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#456B71

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#9C988Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4A08Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C39092no 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 text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 4.31, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#8EB4BA
Analogous#BA8E9E, #BAAA8E
Triadic#8EBA94, #948EBA
Split complementary#8EBAAA, #8E9EBA
Tetradic#9EBA8E, #8EB4BA, #AA8EBA

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4EEED
Lighter +20%#E1D0CD
Lighter +10%#CDB2AE
Darker −10%#A7766E
Darker −20%#8C5D56
Darker −30%#6D4842
Darker −40%#4D332F
More saturated +25%#D18377
Less saturated −25%#A4A4A4

Channel breakdown

R186
G148
B142
Red186 (72.9%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue8.18°
Saturation (HSL)24.18%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 94 · B 8E

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