What color is #BAB3C9?

#BAB3C9 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 #BAB3C9?

The RGB value is 186, 179, 201: 186 red, 179 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB3C9?

The complementary color is #C2C9B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB3C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB3C9 color

#BAB3C9 rgb(186, 179, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAB3C9 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 70.2% green and 78.8% blue (186, 179, 201).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 17% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% 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 10.38:1).

#BAB3C9 color codes

HEX	`#BAB3C9`
RGB	`rgb(186, 179, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 70.2%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 17%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 11%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 11%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.12, 6.67, -10.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.12, 12.22, 303.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.91, 46.896, 61.828)`
Decimal	`12235721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB3C9, 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 #BAB3C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB3C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	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 #BAB3C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab3c9; }
.text { color: #bab3c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab3c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 179 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab3c9, #c5b3c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BAB3C9?: #BAB3C9 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 #BAB3C9?: The RGB value is 186, 179, 201: 186 red, 179 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB3C9?: The complementary color is #C2C9B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB3C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.