What color is #BAB4CB?

#BAB4CB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAB4CB?

The RGB value is 186, 180, 203: 186 red, 180 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB4CB?

The complementary color is #C5CBB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB4CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB4CB color

#BAB4CB rgb(186, 180, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAB4CB is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 70.6% green and 79.6% blue (186, 180, 203).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 18% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.48:1).

#BAB4CB color codes

HEX	`#BAB4CB`
RGB	`rgb(186, 180, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 70.6%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 18%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 11%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 11%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.44, 6.53, -10.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.44, 12.66, 301.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.348, 47.393, 63.142)`
Decimal	`12235979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB4CB, 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 #BAB4CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB4CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.48:1	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 #BAB4CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab4cb; }
.text { color: #bab4cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab4cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 180 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab4cb, #c6b4cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BAB4CB?: #BAB4CB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAB4CB?: The RGB value is 186, 180, 203: 186 red, 180 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB4CB?: The complementary color is #C5CBB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB4CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.