What color is #BABFBC?

#BABFBC is a light gray known as Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Metal?

The RGB value is 186, 191, 188: 186 red, 191 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Metal?

The complementary color is #BFBABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BABFBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Metal color: hex code #BABFBC

#BABFBC rgb(186, 191, 188)

Shades of gray

Metal has the hex code #BABFBC. It is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 74.9% green and 73.7% blue (186, 191, 188).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 4% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

Metal (#BABFBC) color codes

HEX	`#BABFBC`
RGB	`rgb(186, 191, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 74.9%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 4%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 3%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.88, -2.29, 0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.88, 2.46, 158.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.956, 51.331, 54.949)`
Decimal	`12238780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Metal, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BABFBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABFBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BABFBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babfbc; }
.text { color: #babfbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babfbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 191 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babfbc, #babfbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

See #BABFBC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BABFBC?: #BABFBC is a light gray known as Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Metal?: The RGB value is 186, 191, 188: 186 red, 191 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Metal?: The complementary color is #BFBABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABFBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.