What color is #BABEC8?

#BABEC8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Slipper Satin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BABEC8?

The RGB value is 186, 190, 200: 186 red, 190 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABEC8?

The complementary color is #C8C4BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BABEC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BABEC8 color

#BABEC8 rgb(186, 190, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BABEC8 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 74.5% green and 78.4% blue (186, 190, 200).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 11% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Slipper Satin (#BFC1CB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#BABEC8 color codes

HEX	`#BABEC8`
RGB	`rgb(186, 190, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 74.5%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 11%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 7%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 5%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.94, 0.54, -5.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.94, 5.53, 275.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.086, 51.436, 61.974)`
Decimal	`12238536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABEC8, 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 #BABEC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABEC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	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 #BABEC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babec8; }
.text { color: #babec8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babec8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 190 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babec8, #bdbac8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BABEC8?: #BABEC8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Slipper Satin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BABEC8?: The RGB value is 186, 190, 200: 186 red, 190 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABEC8?: The complementary color is #C8C4BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABEC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.