What color is #BABBC0?

#BABBC0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Microchip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BABBC0?

The RGB value is 186, 187, 192: 186 red, 187 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABBC0?

The complementary color is #C0BFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BABBC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BABBC0 color

#BABBC0 rgb(186, 187, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BABBC0 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 73.3% green and 75.3% blue (186, 187, 192).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 5% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Microchip (#BABCC0), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#BABBC0 color codes

HEX	`#BABBC0`
RGB	`rgb(186, 187, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 73.3%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 5%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 3%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.94, 0.59, -2.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.94, 2.71, 282.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.533, 49.785, 56.964)`
Decimal	`12237760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABBC0, 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 #BABBC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABBC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	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 #BABBC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babbc0; }
.text { color: #babbc0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babbc0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 187 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babbc0, #bcbac0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BABBC0?: #BABBC0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Microchip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BABBC0?: The RGB value is 186, 187, 192: 186 red, 187 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABBC0?: The complementary color is #C0BFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABBC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.