What color is #BAB3A8?

#BAB3A8 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Silver Lining. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAB3A8?

The RGB value is 186, 179, 168: 186 red, 179 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB3A8?

The complementary color is #A8AFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB3A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB3A8 color

#BAB3A8 rgb(186, 179, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAB3A8 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 70.2% green and 65.9% blue (186, 179, 168).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 12% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 10% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Silver Lining (#B8B1A5), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.1:1).

#BAB3A8 color codes

HEX	`#BAB3A8`
RGB	`rgb(186, 179, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 70.2%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 12%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 10%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 10%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.22, 0.54, 6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.22, 6.52, 85.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.437, 45.507, 43.534)`
Decimal	`12235688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB3A8, 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 #BAB3A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB3A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	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 #BAB3A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab3a8; }
.text { color: #bab3a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab3a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 179 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab3a8, #b8baa8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BAB3A8?: #BAB3A8 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Silver Lining. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAB3A8?: The RGB value is 186, 179, 168: 186 red, 179 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB3A8?: The complementary color is #A8AFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB3A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.