Information about #BA6973 color

#BA6973 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BA6973 falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(186, 105, 115) — 72.9% red, 41.2% green, 45.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 32 / 28 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BA6973 reads as a mildly saturated red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dusky Rose (#BA6873). Slightly further away sit Rose Gold (#B76E79) and Foxtrot (#B6706F).

In RGB terms — rgb(186, 105, 115) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.9:1. #BA6973 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BA6973 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BA6973 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BA6973

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dusky Rose color link
Dusky Rose

#BA6873

Rose Gold color link
Rose Gold

#B76E79

Foxtrot color link
Foxtrot

#B6706F

Tilly Rose color link
Tilly Rose

#B87079

Minnelli color link
Minnelli

#B16B79

Dusty Rose color link
Dusty Rose

#C0737A

Contessa color link
Contessa

#C16F68

Turkish Rose color link
Turkish Rose

#B57281

Copper Penny color link
Copper Penny

#AD6F69

Antique Pink color link
Antique Pink

#C97375

Tulip Pink color link
Tulip Pink

#C25A7C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BA6973
  • RGB186, 105, 115
  • CMYK0, 32, 28, 27
  • CSSrgb(186, 105, 115)
  • HSL353°, 37%, 57%
  • HSL Precise352.593°, 36.986%, 57.059%
  • HSV353°, 44%, 73%
  • HSB353°, 44%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.412, 0.451)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.412, 0.451, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.412, 0.451)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBA6973
  • DECIMAL ID12216691
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01