What color is #BABEAF?

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

What is the RGB value of #BABEAF?

The RGB value is 186, 190, 175: 186 red, 190 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABEAF?

The complementary color is #B3AFBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BABEAF?

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.

#BABEAF color

#BABEAF rgb(186, 190, 175)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 74.5% green and 68.6% blue (186, 190, 175).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 10% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BABEAF color codes

HEX	`#BABEAF`
RGB	`rgb(186, 190, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 74.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 10%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 8%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 8%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.29, -4.11, 7.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.29, 8.19, 120.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.4, 50.361, 47.825)`
Decimal	`12238511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

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

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babeaf; }
.text { color: #babeaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babeaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 190 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babeaf, #b2beaf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BABEAF?: #BABEAF is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BABEAF?: The RGB value is 186, 190, 175: 186 red, 190 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABEAF?: The complementary color is #B3AFBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABEAF?: 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.