What color is #BABAC5?

#BABAC5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BABAC5?

The RGB value is 186, 186, 197: 186 red, 186 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABAC5?

The complementary color is #C5C5BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BABAC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BABAC5 color

#BABAC5 rgb(186, 186, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BABAC5 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 72.9% green and 77.3% blue (186, 186, 197).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 9% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fox (#BDBCC4), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.92:1).

#BABAC5 color codes

HEX	`#BABAC5`
RGB	`rgb(186, 186, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 72.9%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 9%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 6%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.82, 2.1, -5.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.82, 5.92, 290.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.885, 49.588, 59.861)`
Decimal	`12237509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABAC5, 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 #BABAC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABAC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.92:1	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 #BABAC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babac5; }
.text { color: #babac5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babac5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 186 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babac5, #c0bac5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BABAC5?: #BABAC5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BABAC5?: The RGB value is 186, 186, 197: 186 red, 186 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABAC5?: The complementary color is #C5C5BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABAC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.