What color is #BAB3AC?

#BAB3AC is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mercurial. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAB3AC?

The RGB value is 186, 179, 172: 186 red, 179 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB3AC?

The complementary color is #ACB3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB3AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB3AC color

#BAB3AC rgb(186, 179, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAB3AC is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 70.2% green and 67.5% blue (186, 179, 172).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 9% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mercurial (#B6B0A9), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#BAB3AC color codes

HEX	`#BAB3AC`
RGB	`rgb(186, 179, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 70.2%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 9%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 8%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.32, 1.23, 4.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.32, 4.62, 74.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.815, 45.658, 45.526)`
Decimal	`12235692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB3AC, 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 #BAB3AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB3AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	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 #BAB3AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab3ac; }
.text { color: #bab3ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab3ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 179 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab3ac, #babaac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BAB3AC?: #BAB3AC is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mercurial. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAB3AC?: The RGB value is 186, 179, 172: 186 red, 179 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB3AC?: The complementary color is #ACB3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB3AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.