What color is #BABEB5?

#BABEB5 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 #BABEB5?

The RGB value is 186, 190, 181: 186 red, 190 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABEB5?

The complementary color is #B9B5BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BABEB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BABEB5 color

#BABEB5 rgb(186, 190, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BABEB5 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 74.5% green and 71% blue (186, 190, 181).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 6% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Silky Green (#BDC2BB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#BABEB5 color codes

HEX	`#BABEB5`
RGB	`rgb(186, 190, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 74.5%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 6%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 5%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 5%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.44, -3.04, 4.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.44, 5.07, 126.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.002, 50.602, 50.998)`
Decimal	`12238517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABEB5, 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 #BABEB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABEB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	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 #BABEB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babeb5; }
.text { color: #babeb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babeb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 190 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babeb5, #b6beb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #BABEB5?: #BABEB5 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 #BABEB5?: The RGB value is 186, 190, 181: 186 red, 190 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABEB5?: The complementary color is #B9B5BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABEB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.