What color is #BABEBD?

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

What is the RGB value of #BABEBD?

The RGB value is 186, 190, 189: 186 red, 190 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABEBD?

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

Is black or white text better on #BABEBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BABEBD color

#BABEBD rgb(186, 190, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BABEBD is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 74.5% green and 74.1% blue (186, 190, 189).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 3% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Metal (#BABFBC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.19:1).

#BABEBD color codes

HEX	`#BABEBD`
RGB	`rgb(186, 190, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 74.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 3%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 2%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 1%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.64, -1.57, 0.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.64, 1.57, 179.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.847, 50.94, 55.446)`
Decimal	`12238525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABEBD, 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 #BABEBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABEBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.19:1	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 #BABEBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babebd; }
.text { color: #babebd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babebd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 190 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babebd, #babdbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BABEBD?: #BABEBD is a light gray, closest to the named color Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BABEBD?: The RGB value is 186, 190, 189: 186 red, 190 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABEBD?: The complementary color is #BEBABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABEBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.