Recognised as Colour
#BAA1AB
- #BAA1AB
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BAA1AB is a red with RGB values 186, 161, 171 and HSL 336°, 15%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BAA1AB#BAA1AB
HEX#BAA1AB
RGBrgb(186, 161, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6314, 0.6706
RGB percentages72.9%, 63.1%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(336, 15.3%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336, 13.4%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 13.4%, 8.1%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,231,083
CSS custom property--colour: #BAA1AB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.77:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#455E54
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A1BAB0
Analogous#BAA1B8, #BAA4A1
Triadic#ABBAA1, #A1ABBA
Split complementary#A1BAA4, #A1B8BA
Tetradic#B8BAA1, #A1BAB0, #A4A1BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G161
B171
Red186 (72.9%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue336°
Saturation (HSL)15.34%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G A1 · B AB
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