What color is #B5BABF?

#B5BABF is a light gray, closest to the named color Microchip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5BABF?

The RGB value is 181, 186, 191: 181 red, 186 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5BABF?

The complementary color is #BFBAB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5BABF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5BABF color

#B5BABF rgb(181, 186, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5BABF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 72.9% green and 74.9% blue (181, 186, 191).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 7% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Microchip (#BABCC0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#B5BABF color codes

HEX	`#B5BABF`
RGB	`rgb(181, 186, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 72.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 7%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 5%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 3%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.27, -0.78, -3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.27, 3.22, 256.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.017, 48.703, 56.256)`
Decimal	`11909823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5BABF, 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 #B5BABF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5BABF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	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 #B5BABF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5babf; }
.text { color: #b5babf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5babf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 186 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5babf, #b5b5bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B5BABF?: #B5BABF is a light gray, closest to the named color Microchip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5BABF?: The RGB value is 181, 186, 191: 181 red, 186 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5BABF?: The complementary color is #BFBAB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5BABF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.