#BA9CA2#BA9CA2
#BA9CA2 is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.036 H 4.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA9CA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 156, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(348, 18%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(348, 16%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.1%, 12.9%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.15, 12.07, 1.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.15, 12.12, 4.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.14% 0.0363 0.0029) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.14% 0.036 4.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.6595, 36.8258, 39.2470) |
| Luminance | 0.3683 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 5.88
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 5.95
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 6.05
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 6.32
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 6.99
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 7.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA9CA2 #9CBAB4
analogous
#BA9CB1 #BA9CA2 #BAA59C
triadic
#BA9CA2 #A2BA9C #9CA2BA
tetradic
#BA9CA2 #B1BA9C #9CBAB4 #A59CBA
square
#BA9CA2 #B1BA9C #9CBAB4 #A59CBA
split-complementary
#BA9CA2 #9CBAA5 #9CB1BA
monochromatic
#815A62 #A17880 #BA9CA2 #D3C0C4 #ECE4E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#BA9CA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.37
#BA9CA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BA9CA2
8.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA9CA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA9CA2 | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.37 | 8.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A0A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7A5A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C09A9E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba9ca2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 156, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.036 4.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfb9bd',
500: '#ba9ca2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba9ca2; $custom-light: #cfb9bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba9ca2",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 156,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 348,
"s": 17.857,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72137,
"c": 0.03641,
"h": 4.5
},
"luminance": 0.36825
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA9CA2
secondary
#D4DEDC
accent
#9C8C49
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F9F6F6
border
#D2D0D0
text
#131112
muted
#828081