What color is #BABCB7?

#BABCB7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Greystone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BABCB7?

The RGB value is 186, 188, 183: 186 red, 188 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABCB7?

The complementary color is #B9B7BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BABCB7?

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.

#BABCB7 color

#BABCB7 rgb(186, 188, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BABCB7 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 73.7% green and 71.8% blue (186, 188, 183).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 4% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Greystone (#B7B9B5), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BABCB7 color codes

HEX	`#BABCB7`
RGB	`rgb(186, 188, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 73.7%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 4%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 3%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.96, -1.62, 2.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.96, 2.8, 125.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.779, 49.824, 51.943)`
Decimal	`12238007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABCB7, 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 #BABCB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABCB7 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 #BABCB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babcb7; }
.text { color: #babcb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babcb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 188 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babcb7, #b8bcb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BABCB7?: #BABCB7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Greystone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BABCB7?: The RGB value is 186, 188, 183: 186 red, 188 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABCB7?: The complementary color is #B9B7BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABCB7?: 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.