#BA215E Color

#BA215E is rgb(186, 33, 94) in RGB, hsl(336, 70%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 82%, 49%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maroon (X11) (#B03060), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.35. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA215E

HEX#BA215E

RGBrgb(186, 33, 94)

HSLhsl(336, 70%, 43%)

HSVhsv(336, 82%, 73%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 82%, 49%, 27%)

OKLCHoklch(52.3% 0.19 3.5)

LABlab(42.30% 61.47 5.58)

LCHlch(42.30% 61.72 5.19)

What #BA215E 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 #BA215E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maroon (X11)#B03060ΔE 7.35 Telemagenta#CF3476ΔE 8.44 Amaranth Purple#AB274FΔE 8.88 Dark Fuchsia#A00955ΔE 9.4 Fuchsia Rose#C74375ΔE 9.66 Fuchsia Purple#CC397BΔE 10.28

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#BA215E Channel Values

How #BA215E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 186 · G 33 · B 94	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 336° · S 70% · L 43%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 336° · S 82% · V 73%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 82% · Y 49% · K 27%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	6.06:1 vs white · 3.47:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA215E 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 text6.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BA215E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA215E; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #BA215E

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.

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Shades

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How #BA215E 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#BA215E

Protanopia#57575D

Protanomaly#8A475D

Deuteranopia#737358

Deuteranomaly#955D5B

Tritanopia#B82E2E

Tritanomaly#B92946

Achromatopsia#626262

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Using #BA215E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba215e: #BA215E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA215E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba215e': '#BA215E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.129, blue: 0.369)

Android XML<color name="color_ba215e">#BA215E</color>

SVG fillfill="#BA215E"

More Pink Colors

#BA215E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#BA215E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA215E?

#BA215E is a mid-tone pink — rgb(186, 33, 94) in RGB and hsl(336, 70%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maroon (X11) (#B03060), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.35.

What is the RGB value of #BA215E?

#BA215E is rgb(186, 33, 94) — red 186, green 33, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA215E?

#BA215E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 82%, 49%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA215E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BA215E scores 6.06:1 against white and 3.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA215E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA215E 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 21.44, which is visibly different.

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