What color is #BABBB0?

#BABBB0 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 #BABBB0?

The RGB value is 186, 187, 176: 186 red, 187 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABBB0?

The complementary color is #B1B0BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BABBB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BABBB0 color

#BABBB0 rgb(186, 187, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BABBB0 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 73.3% green and 69% blue (186, 187, 176).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 7% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Zen Pebble (#BAB8AD), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#BABBB0 color codes

HEX	`#BABBB0`
RGB	`rgb(186, 187, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 73.3%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 7%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 6%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.52, -2.34, 5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.52, 5.93, 113.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.855, 49.114, 48.13)`
Decimal	`12237744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABBB0, 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 #BABBB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABBB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	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 #BABBB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babbb0; }
.text { color: #babbb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babbb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 187 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babbb0, #b5bbb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BABBB0?: #BABBB0 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 #BABBB0?: The RGB value is 186, 187, 176: 186 red, 187 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABBB0?: The complementary color is #B1B0BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABBB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.