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Recognised as Colour

#BA99A2

  • #BA99A2
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BA99A2 is a red with RGB values 186, 153, 162 and HSL 344°, 19%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BA99A2#BA99A2
HEX#BA99A2
RGBrgb(186, 153, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6, 0.6353
RGB percentages72.9%, 60%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(343.6, 19.3%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.6, 17.7%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 17.7%, 12.9%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,229,026
CSS custom property--colour: #BA99A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.17:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#45665D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9D9EA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4A4A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C0979Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 8Dark grey · ΔE 14Thistle · ΔE 16.5Silver · ΔE 17.8Gray · ΔE 18.8Pink · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 7.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99BAB1
Analogous#BA99B3, #BAA199
Triadic#A2BA99, #99A2BA
Split complementary#99BAA1, #99B3BA
Tetradic#B3BA99, #99BAB1, #A199BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F4F5
Lighter +20%#E3D6D9
Lighter +10%#CFB7BE
Darker −10%#A57B86
Darker −20%#8D606C
Darker −30%#6F4B55
Darker −40%#51363E
More saturated +25%#CF8498
Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R186
G153
B162
Red186 (72.9%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue343.64°
Saturation (HSL)19.3%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 99 · B A2

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