What color is #BABDAB?

#BABDAB is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BABDAB?

The RGB value is 186, 189, 171: 186 red, 189 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABDAB?

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

Is black or white text better on #BABDAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BABDAB color

#BABDAB rgb(186, 189, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BABDAB is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 74.1% green and 67.1% blue (186, 189, 171).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.95:1).

#BABDAB color codes

HEX	`#BABDAB`
RGB	`rgb(186, 189, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 74.1%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 10%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.93, -4.27, 8.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.93, 9.73, 116.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.797, 49.775, 45.715)`
Decimal	`12238251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABDAB, 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 #BABDAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABDAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.95:1	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 #BABDAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babdab; }
.text { color: #babdab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babdab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 189 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babdab, #b1bdab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BABDAB?: #BABDAB is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BABDAB?: The RGB value is 186, 189, 171: 186 red, 189 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABDAB?: The complementary color is #AEABBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABDAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.