What color is #BABAB1?

#BABAB1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BABAB1?

The RGB value is 186, 186, 177: 186 red, 186 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABAB1?

The complementary color is #B1B1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BABAB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BABAB1 color

#BABAB1 rgb(186, 186, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BABAB1 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 72.9% green and 69.4% blue (186, 186, 177).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 6% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Zen Pebble (#BAB8AD), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.75:1).

#BABAB1 color codes

HEX	`#BABAB1`
RGB	`rgb(186, 186, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 72.9%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 6%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 5%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.28, -1.63, 4.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.28, 4.84, 109.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.743, 48.731, 48.583)`
Decimal	`12237489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABAB1, 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 #BABAB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABAB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.75:1	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 #BABAB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babab1; }
.text { color: #babab1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babab1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 186 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babab1, #b5bab1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BABAB1?: #BABAB1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BABAB1?: The RGB value is 186, 186, 177: 186 red, 186 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABAB1?: The complementary color is #B1B1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABAB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.