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
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
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
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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