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#BA1756 Color

#BA1756 is rgb(186, 23, 86) in RGB, hsl(337, 78%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 88%, 54%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.93. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA1756
HEX#BA1756
RGBrgb(186, 23, 86)
HSLhsl(337, 78%, 41%)
HSVhsv(337, 88%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 88%, 54%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(51.5% 0.195 6.1)
LABlab(41.38% 63.08 9.36)
LCHlch(41.38% 63.77 8.44)

What #BA1756 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BA1756, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#BA1756 Channel Values

How #BA1756 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 186 · G 23 · B 868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 337° · S 78% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 337° · S 88% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 88% · Y 54% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.28:1 vs white · 3.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA1756 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BA1756

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA1756; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #BA1756

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BA1756.

How #BA1756 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BA1756
Protanopia#555555
Protanomaly#894455
Deuteranopia#727250
Deuteranomaly#945B52
Tritanopia#B82626
Tritanomaly#B9213E
Achromatopsia#606060

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA1756 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ba1756: #BA1756;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA1756;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba1756': '#BA1756' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.090, blue: 0.337)
Android XML<color name="color_ba1756">#BA1756</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA1756"

More Pink Colors

#BA1756 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BA1756 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA1756?

#BA1756 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(186, 23, 86) in RGB and hsl(337, 78%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.93.

What is the RGB value of #BA1756?

#BA1756 is rgb(186, 23, 86) — red 186, green 23, and blue 86 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA1756?

#BA1756 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 88%, 54%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA1756 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BA1756 scores 6.28:1 against white and 3.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA1756 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA1756 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 24.6, which is visibly different.

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