What color is #BAB8B7?

#BAB8B7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Dust to Dust. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAB8B7?

The RGB value is 186, 184, 183: 186 red, 184 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB8B7?

The complementary color is #B7B9BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB8B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB8B7 color

#BAB8B7 rgb(186, 184, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAB8B7 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 72.2% green and 71.8% blue (186, 184, 183).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 2% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 2% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dust to Dust (#BBBCBC), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#BAB8B7 color codes

HEX	`#BAB8B7`
RGB	`rgb(186, 184, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 72.2%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 2%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 2%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 2%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.91, 0.52, 0.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.91, 0.91, 55.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.936, 48.139, 51.662)`
Decimal	`12236983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB8B7, 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 #BAB8B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB8B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	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 #BAB8B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab8b7; }
.text { color: #bab8b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab8b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 184 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab8b7, #bab9b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #BAB8B7?: #BAB8B7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Dust to Dust. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAB8B7?: The RGB value is 186, 184, 183: 186 red, 184 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB8B7?: The complementary color is #B7B9BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB8B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.