Recognised as Colour
#BA999E
- #BA999E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BA999E is a red with RGB values 186, 153, 158 and HSL 351°, 19%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#BA999E#BA999E
HEX#BA999E
RGBrgb(186, 153, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6, 0.6196
RGB percentages72.9%, 60%, 62%
HSLhsl(350.9, 19.3%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.9, 17.7%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 17.7%, 15.1%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,229,022
CSS custom property--colour: #BA999E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#456661
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99BAB5
Analogous#BA99AF, #BAA499
Triadic#9EBA99, #999EBA
Split complementary#99BAA4, #99AFBA
Tetradic#AFBA99, #99BAB5, #A499BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G153
B158
Red186 (72.9%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue350.91°
Saturation (HSL)19.3%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 99 · B 9E
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