What color is #BABEC5?

#BABEC5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Microchip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BABEC5?

The RGB value is 186, 190, 197: 186 red, 190 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABEC5?

The complementary color is #C5C1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BABEC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BABEC5 color

#BABEC5 rgb(186, 190, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BABEC5 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 74.5% green and 77.3% blue (186, 190, 197).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 9% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Microchip (#BABCC0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#BABEC5 color codes

HEX	`#BABEC5`
RGB	`rgb(186, 190, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 74.5%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 9%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 6%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 4%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.86, -0.05, -4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.86, 4, 269.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.739, 51.297, 60.146)`
Decimal	`12238533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABEC5, 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 #BABEC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABEC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	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 #BABEC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babec5; }
.text { color: #babec5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babec5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 190 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babec5, #bbbac5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BABEC5?: #BABEC5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Microchip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BABEC5?: The RGB value is 186, 190, 197: 186 red, 190 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABEC5?: The complementary color is #C5C1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABEC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.