What color is #BAABAB?

#BAABAB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAABAB?

The RGB value is 186, 171, 171: 186 red, 171 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAABAB?

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

Is black or white text better on #BAABAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAABAB color

#BAABAB rgb(186, 171, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAABAB is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 67.1% green and 67.1% blue (186, 171, 171).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 10% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#BAABAB color codes

HEX	`#BAABAB`
RGB	`rgb(186, 171, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 67.1%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 10%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 8%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 8%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.22, 5.39, 1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.22, 5.73, 19.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.163, 42.506, 44.504)`
Decimal	`12233643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAABAB, 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 #BAABAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAABAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	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 #BAABAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baabab; }
.text { color: #baabab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baabab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 171 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baabab, #bab3ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BAABAB?: #BAABAB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAABAB?: The RGB value is 186, 171, 171: 186 red, 171 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAABAB?: The complementary color is #ABBABA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAABAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.