What color is #BABDC4?

#BABDC4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Microchip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BABDC4?

The RGB value is 186, 189, 196: 186 red, 189 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABDC4?

The complementary color is #C4C1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BABDC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BABDC4 color

#BABDC4 rgb(186, 189, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BABDC4 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 74.1% green and 76.9% blue (186, 189, 196).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 8% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Microchip (#BABCC0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.16:1).

#BABDC4 color codes

HEX	`#BABDC4`
RGB	`rgb(186, 189, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 74.1%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 8%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 5%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 4%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.57, 0.29, -3.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.57, 3.9, 274.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.409, 50.82, 59.473)`
Decimal	`12238276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABDC4, 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 #BABDC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABDC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.16:1	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 #BABDC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babdc4; }
.text { color: #babdc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babdc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 189 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babdc4, #bcbac4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BABDC4?: #BABDC4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Microchip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BABDC4?: The RGB value is 186, 189, 196: 186 red, 189 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABDC4?: The complementary color is #C4C1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABDC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.