What color is #BAB5B8?

#BAB5B8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Gray Marble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAB5B8?

The RGB value is 186, 181, 184: 186 red, 181 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB5B8?

The complementary color is #B5BAB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB5B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB5B8 color

#BAB5B8 rgb(186, 181, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAB5B8 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 71% green and 72.2% blue (186, 181, 184).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 3% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 1% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Gray Marble (#B9B4B1), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.39:1).

#BAB5B8 color codes

HEX	`#BAB5B8`
RGB	`rgb(186, 181, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 71%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 3%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 3%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 1%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.16, 2.31, -0.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.16, 2.48, 338.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.424, 46.948, 52.007)`
Decimal	`12236216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB5B8, 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 #BAB5B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB5B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.39:1	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 #BAB5B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab5b8; }
.text { color: #bab5b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab5b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 181 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab5b8, #bab5b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BAB5B8?: #BAB5B8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Gray Marble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAB5B8?: The RGB value is 186, 181, 184: 186 red, 181 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB5B8?: The complementary color is #B5BAB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB5B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.