Information about #BAAAAD color

#BAAAAD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BAAAAD is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(186, 170, 173) — 72.9% red, 66.7% green, 67.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 5 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained red, #BAAAAD floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Fantail (#BAAEA9). Nearby in the Register you will also find Fashion Mauve (#B5A8A8) and Milestone (#BEB1AC).

In RGB terms — rgb(186, 170, 173) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BAAAAD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. #BAAAAD has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BAAAAD color variations

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

#BAAAAD 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 #BAAAAD

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

Fantail color link
Fantail

#BAAEA9

Milestone color link
Milestone

#BEB1AC

Ajay color link
Ajay

#B0ACAE

Martini color link
Martini

#B7A8A3

Silver Pink color link
Silver Pink

#C4AEAD

Chatelle color link
Chatelle

#B3ABB6

Pink Swan color link
Pink Swan

#BFB3B2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BAAAAD
  • RGB186, 170, 173
  • CMYK0, 6, 5, 27
  • CSSrgb(186, 170, 173)
  • HSL349°, 10%, 70%
  • HSL Precise348.75°, 10.39%, 69.804%
  • HSV349°, 9%, 73%
  • HSB349°, 9%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.667, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.667, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.667, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBAAAAD
  • DECIMAL ID12233389
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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