What color is #BAB9C1?

#BAB9C1 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 #BAB9C1?

The RGB value is 186, 185, 193: 186 red, 185 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB9C1?

The complementary color is #C0C1B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB9C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB9C1 color

#BAB9C1 rgb(186, 185, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAB9C1 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 72.5% green and 75.7% blue (186, 185, 193).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 6% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fox (#BDBCC4), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.8:1).

#BAB9C1 color codes

HEX	`#BAB9C1`
RGB	`rgb(186, 185, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 72.5%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 6%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 4%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 4%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.44, 1.86, -3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.44, 4.33, 295.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.223, 48.987, 57.409)`
Decimal	`12237249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB9C1, 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 #BAB9C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB9C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.8:1	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 #BAB9C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab9c1; }
.text { color: #bab9c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab9c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 185 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab9c1, #beb9c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BAB9C1?: #BAB9C1 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 #BAB9C1?: The RGB value is 186, 185, 193: 186 red, 185 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB9C1?: The complementary color is #C0C1B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB9C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.