Palettes / Colors / #BA697B

#BA697B — Muted Red

#BA697B is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indianred (#CD5C5C) — not an exact match. CSS indianred gives you #CD5C5C, a different color; use #BA697B when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BA697B is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #69BAA8; it also sits naturally between #BA69A3 and #BA8069. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 41% · Blue 48%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 34% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BA697B

.text { color: #BA697B; }
.background { background-color: #BA697B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BA697B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 105, 123); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(347, 37%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BA697B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 105, 123, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BA697B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 105, 123, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BA697B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BA697B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #69BAA8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BA697B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BA697B

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BA697B looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BA697B rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BA697A  ·  #BA697C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BA697B?

#BA697B is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 186, 105, 123). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BA697B?

#BA697B is RGB 186, 105, 123 — HSL 347°, 37%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 44%, 34%, 27%.

What colors go with #BA697B?

Its complement is #69BAA8; analogous partners are #BA69A3 and #BA8069. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BA697B for text?

Black text on #BA697B has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.89:1.