What color is #BAB9C2?

#BAB9C2 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 #BAB9C2?

The RGB value is 186, 185, 194: 186 red, 185 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB9C2?

The complementary color is #C1C2B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB9C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB9C2 color

#BAB9C2 rgb(186, 185, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAB9C2 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 72.5% green and 76.1% blue (186, 185, 194).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 7% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fox (#BDBCC4), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#BAB9C2 color codes

HEX	`#BAB9C2`
RGB	`rgb(186, 185, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 72.5%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 7%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 5%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 5%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.47, 2.05, -4.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.47, 4.87, 294.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.335, 49.032, 57.999)`
Decimal	`12237250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB9C2, 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 #BAB9C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB9C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	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 #BAB9C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab9c2; }
.text { color: #bab9c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab9c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 185 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab9c2, #bfb9c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BAB9C2?: #BAB9C2 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 #BAB9C2?: The RGB value is 186, 185, 194: 186 red, 185 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB9C2?: The complementary color is #C1C2B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB9C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.