What color is #BABEBB?

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

What is the RGB value of #BABEBB?

The RGB value is 186, 190, 187: 186 red, 190 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABEBB?

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

Is black or white text better on #BABEBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BABEBB color

#BABEBB rgb(186, 190, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BABEBB is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 74.5% green and 73.3% blue (186, 190, 187).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 3% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Metal (#BABFBC), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.17:1).

#BABEBB color codes

HEX	`#BABEBB`
RGB	`rgb(186, 190, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 74.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 3%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 2%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.59, -1.95, 1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.59, 2.2, 152.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.631, 50.854, 54.31)`
Decimal	`12238523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABEBB, 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 #BABEBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABEBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.17:1	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 #BABEBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babebb; }
.text { color: #babebb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babebb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 190 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babebb, #babebd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BABEBB?: #BABEBB is a light gray, closest to the named color Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BABEBB?: The RGB value is 186, 190, 187: 186 red, 190 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABEBB?: The complementary color is #BEBABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABEBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.