What color is #BAB3BC?

#BAB3BC is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAB3BC?

The RGB value is 186, 179, 188: 186 red, 179 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB3BC?

The complementary color is #B5BCB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB3BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB3BC color

#BAB3BC rgb(186, 179, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAB3BC is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 70.2% green and 73.7% blue (186, 179, 188).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 6% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#BAB3BC color codes

HEX	`#BAB3BC`
RGB	`rgb(186, 179, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 70.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 6%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 5%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 5%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.75, 4.14, -3.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.75, 5.54, 318.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.445, 46.31, 54.112)`
Decimal	`12235708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB3BC, 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 #BAB3BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB3BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	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 #BAB3BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab3bc; }
.text { color: #bab3bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab3bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 179 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab3bc, #bcb3ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BAB3BC?: #BAB3BC is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAB3BC?: The RGB value is 186, 179, 188: 186 red, 179 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB3BC?: The complementary color is #B5BCB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB3BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.