What color is #BABDB5?

#BABDB5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BABDB5?

The RGB value is 186, 189, 181: 186 red, 189 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABDB5?

The complementary color is #B8B5BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BABDB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BABDB5 color

#BABDB5 rgb(186, 189, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BABDB5 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 74.1% green and 71% blue (186, 189, 181).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 6% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Silky Green (#BDC2BB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.03:1).

#BABDB5 color codes

HEX	`#BABDB5`
RGB	`rgb(186, 189, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 74.1%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 6%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 4%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 4%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.17, -2.51, 3.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.17, 4.45, 124.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.786, 50.17, 50.926)`
Decimal	`12238261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABDB5, 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 #BABDB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABDB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.03:1	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 #BABDB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babdb5; }
.text { color: #babdb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babdb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 189 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babdb5, #b6bdb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BABDB5?: #BABDB5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BABDB5?: The RGB value is 186, 189, 181: 186 red, 189 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABDB5?: The complementary color is #B8B5BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABDB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.