What color is #BAABC3?

#BAABC3 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAABC3?

The RGB value is 186, 171, 195: 186 red, 171 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAABC3?

The complementary color is #B4C3AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAABC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAABC3 color

#BAABC3 rgb(186, 171, 195)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BAABC3 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 67.1% green and 76.5% blue (186, 171, 195).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 17% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#BAABC3 color codes

HEX	`#BAABC3`
RGB	`rgb(186, 171, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 67.1%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 17%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 12%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 12%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.9, 9.85, -10.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.9, 14.23, 313.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.661, 43.505, 57.664)`
Decimal	`12233667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAABC3, 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 #BAABC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAABC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	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 #BAABC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baabc3; }
.text { color: #baabc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baabc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 171 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baabc3, #c3abc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BAABC3?: #BAABC3 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAABC3?: The RGB value is 186, 171, 195: 186 red, 171 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAABC3?: The complementary color is #B4C3AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAABC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.