What color is #BAB8CD?

#BAB8CD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAB8CD?

The RGB value is 186, 184, 205: 186 red, 184 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB8CD?

The complementary color is #CBCDB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB8CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB8CD color

#BAB8CD rgb(186, 184, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAB8CD is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 72.2% green and 80.4% blue (186, 184, 205).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 17% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

#BAB8CD color codes

HEX	`#BAB8CD`
RGB	`rgb(186, 184, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 72.2%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 17%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 10%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 10%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.53, 4.77, -10.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.53, 11.36, 294.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.407, 49.128, 64.678)`
Decimal	`12237005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB8CD, 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 #BAB8CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB8CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	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 #BAB8CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab8cd; }
.text { color: #bab8cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab8cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 184 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab8cd, #c4b8cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BAB8CD?: #BAB8CD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAB8CD?: The RGB value is 186, 184, 205: 186 red, 184 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB8CD?: The complementary color is #CBCDB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB8CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.