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#ba496b color: Lake Red

#ba496b is rgb(186, 73, 107) in RGB and oklch(56.508% 0.1487 4.46) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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342°
100%

56.5%
0.149
4°
  • Rose
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Ruby
  • pink-700
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.94:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.25:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #ba496b

#ba496b is a soft rose color. In OKLCH it has 56.5% lightness, 0.149 chroma and a hue of 4°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.94:1 contrast and black text 4.25:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lake Red (#b74a70). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-700.

More medium rose colors

Lighter: #ba496b mixed with white

  1. ba496b
  2. c35c79
  3. cb6f87
  4. d38195
  5. db93a3
  6. e2a5b2
  7. e9b7c1
  8. efc9d0
  9. f5dbe0
  10. faedef

Darker: #ba496b mixed with black

  1. ba496b
  2. a13e5c
  3. 89344e
  4. 722a3f
  5. 5c2032
  6. 461725
  7. 320e18
  8. 1e060d
  9. 0d0204
  10. 020000

Calmer: #ba496b with less saturation

  1. ba496b
  2. b44f6c
  3. ae556d
  4. a85a6e
  5. a25f6f
  6. 9b6370
  7. 956771
  8. 8d6b73
  9. 866f74
  10. 7e7275

Questions about #ba496b

What color is #ba496b?

#ba496b is soft rose. The closest named color is Lake Red. In RGB it is rgb(186, 73, 107), in HSL hsl(341.95, 45.02%, 50.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.508% 0.1487 4.46).

What colors go well with #ba496b?

The complementary color of #ba496b is #008c7e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a84f99 and #bd4e34. The triadic partners are #638300 and #007cc6.

Is white or black text more readable on #ba496b?

White text reads better on #ba496b: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and black gives 4.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ba496b a warm or cool color?

#ba496b is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 4 degrees, its lightness 56.5% and its chroma 0.149.