What color is #BAB7BD?

#BAB7BD is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAB7BD?

The RGB value is 186, 183, 189: 186 red, 183 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB7BD?

The complementary color is #BABDB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB7BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB7BD color

#BAB7BD rgb(186, 183, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAB7BD is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 71.8% green and 74.1% blue (186, 183, 189).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 4% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fox (#BDBCC4), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

#BAB7BD color codes

HEX	`#BAB7BD`
RGB	`rgb(186, 183, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 71.8%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 4%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 3%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 3%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.81, 2.17, -2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.81, 3.44, 309.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.367, 47.98, 54.953)`
Decimal	`12236733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB7BD, 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 #BAB7BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB7BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	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 #BAB7BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab7bd; }
.text { color: #bab7bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab7bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 183 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab7bd, #bdb7bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BAB7BD?: #BAB7BD is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAB7BD?: The RGB value is 186, 183, 189: 186 red, 183 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB7BD?: The complementary color is #BABDB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB7BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.