What color is #BABCC3?

#BABCC3 is a light gray, closest to the named color Moonwalk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BABCC3?

The RGB value is 186, 188, 195: 186 red, 188 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABCC3?

The complementary color is #C3C1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BABCC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BABCC3 color

#BABCC3 rgb(186, 188, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BABCC3 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 73.7% green and 76.5% blue (186, 188, 195).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 7% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Moonwalk (#BEBEC4), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.07:1).

#BABCC3 color codes

HEX	`#BABCC3`
RGB	`rgb(186, 188, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 73.7%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 7%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 5%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 4%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.28, 0.63, -3.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.28, 3.82, 279.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.081, 50.345, 58.804)`
Decimal	`12238019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABCC3, 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 #BABCC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABCC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.07:1	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 #BABCC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babcc3; }
.text { color: #babcc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babcc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 188 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babcc3, #bcbac3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BABCC3?: #BABCC3 is a light gray, closest to the named color Moonwalk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BABCC3?: The RGB value is 186, 188, 195: 186 red, 188 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABCC3?: The complementary color is #C3C1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABCC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.