What color is #BABAAD?

#BABAAD is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BABAAD?

The RGB value is 186, 186, 173: 186 red, 186 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABAAD?

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

Is black or white text better on #BABAAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BABAAD color

#BABAAD rgb(186, 186, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BABAAD is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 72.9% green and 67.8% blue (186, 186, 173).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 9% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Zen Pebble (#BAB8AD), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.71:1).

#BABAAD color codes

HEX	`#BABAAD`
RGB	`rgb(186, 186, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 72.9%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 9%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 7%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.19, -2.33, 6.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.19, 6.99, 109.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.35, 48.574, 46.514)`
Decimal	`12237485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABAAD, 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 #BABAAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABAAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.71:1	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 #BABAAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babaad; }
.text { color: #babaad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babaad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 186 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babaad, #b3baad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BABAAD?: #BABAAD is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BABAAD?: The RGB value is 186, 186, 173: 186 red, 186 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABAAD?: The complementary color is #ADADBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABAAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.