What color is #BAB2C8?

#BAB2C8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAB2C8?

The RGB value is 186, 178, 200: 186 red, 178 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB2C8?

The complementary color is #C0C8B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB2C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB2C8 color

#BAB2C8 rgb(186, 178, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAB2C8 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 69.8% green and 78.4% blue (186, 178, 200).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 17% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Fog Syringa (#C4BAD2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#BAB2C8 color codes

HEX	`#BAB2C8`
RGB	`rgb(186, 178, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 69.8%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 17%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 11%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 11%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.84, 7.02, -10.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.84, 12.31, 304.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.594, 46.45, 61.143)`
Decimal	`12235464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB2C8, 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 #BAB2C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB2C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	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 #BAB2C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab2c8; }
.text { color: #bab2c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab2c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 178 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab2c8, #c5b2c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BAB2C8?: #BAB2C8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAB2C8?: The RGB value is 186, 178, 200: 186 red, 178 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB2C8?: The complementary color is #C0C8B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB2C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.