What color is #BAB2BE?

#BAB2BE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAB2BE?

The RGB value is 186, 178, 190: 186 red, 178 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB2BE?

The complementary color is #B6BEB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB2BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB2BE color

#BAB2BE rgb(186, 178, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAB2BE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 69.8% green and 74.5% blue (186, 178, 190).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 8% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.2:1).

#BAB2BE color codes

HEX	`#BAB2BE`
RGB	`rgb(186, 178, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 69.8%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 8%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 6%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.54, 5.06, -5.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.54, 7.17, 314.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.463, 45.998, 55.189)`
Decimal	`12235454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB2BE, 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 #BAB2BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB2BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.2:1	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 #BAB2BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab2be; }
.text { color: #bab2be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab2be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 178 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab2be, #beb2bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BAB2BE?: #BAB2BE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAB2BE?: The RGB value is 186, 178, 190: 186 red, 178 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB2BE?: The complementary color is #B6BEB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB2BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.