What color is #BAB198?

#BAB198 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Tusk. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAB198?

The RGB value is 186, 177, 152: 186 red, 177 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB198?

The complementary color is #98A1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB198?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB198 color

#BAB198 rgb(186, 177, 152)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BAB198 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 69.4% green and 59.6% blue (186, 177, 152).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 20% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 18% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Tusk (#C4BBA5), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#BAB198 color codes

HEX	`#BAB198`
RGB	`rgb(186, 177, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 69.4%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 20%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 18%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 18%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.33, -0.99, 13.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.33, 13.99, 94.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.639, 44.151, 36.028)`
Decimal	`12235160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB198, 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 #BAB198	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB198 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	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 #BAB198 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab198; }
.text { color: #bab198; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab198; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 177 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab198, #b2ba98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BAB198?: #BAB198 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Tusk. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAB198?: The RGB value is 186, 177, 152: 186 red, 177 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB198?: The complementary color is #98A1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB198?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.