What color is #BAB9BD?

#BAB9BD is a light gray, closest to the named color Moonwalk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAB9BD?

The RGB value is 186, 185, 189: 186 red, 185 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB9BD?

The complementary color is #BCBDB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB9BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB9BD color

#BAB9BD rgb(186, 185, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAB9BD is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 72.5% green and 74.1% blue (186, 185, 189).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 3% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Moonwalk (#BEBEC4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#BAB9BD color codes

HEX	`#BAB9BD`
RGB	`rgb(186, 185, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 72.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 3%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 2%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.33, 1.1, -1.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.33, 2.19, 300.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.782, 48.811, 55.091)`
Decimal	`12237245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB9BD, 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 #BAB9BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB9BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	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 #BAB9BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab9bd; }
.text { color: #bab9bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab9bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 185 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab9bd, #bcb9bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BAB9BD?: #BAB9BD is a light gray, closest to the named color Moonwalk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAB9BD?: The RGB value is 186, 185, 189: 186 red, 185 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB9BD?: The complementary color is #BCBDB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB9BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.