What color is #BABBD3?

#BABBD3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BABBD3?

The RGB value is 186, 187, 211: 186 red, 187 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABBD3?

The complementary color is #D3D2BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BABBD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BABBD3 color

#BABBD3 rgb(186, 187, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BABBD3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 73.3% green and 82.7% blue (186, 187, 211).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 22% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.14:1).

#BABBD3 color codes

HEX	`#BABBD3`
RGB	`rgb(186, 187, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 73.3%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 22%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 12%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 11%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.49, 4.37, -12.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.49, 12.91, 289.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.775, 50.682, 68.776)`
Decimal	`12237779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABBD3, 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 #BABBD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABBD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.14:1	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 #BABBD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babbd3; }
.text { color: #babbd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babbd3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 187 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babbd3, #c5bad3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BABBD3?: #BABBD3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BABBD3?: The RGB value is 186, 187, 211: 186 red, 187 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABBD3?: The complementary color is #D3D2BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABBD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.