What color is #BABEC9?

#BABEC9 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 #BABEC9?

The RGB value is 186, 190, 201: 186 red, 190 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABEC9?

The complementary color is #C9C5BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BABEC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.3:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BABEC9 color

#BABEC9 rgb(186, 190, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BABEC9 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 74.5% green and 78.8% blue (186, 190, 201).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 12% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% 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 11.3:1).

#BABEC9 color codes

HEX	`#BABEC9`
RGB	`rgb(186, 190, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 74.5%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 12%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 7%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 5%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.97, 0.74, -6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.97, 6.05, 277.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.204, 51.483, 62.592)`
Decimal	`12238537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABEC9, 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 #BABEC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABEC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.3:1	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 #BABEC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babec9; }
.text { color: #babec9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babec9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 190 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babec9, #bebac9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BABEC9?: #BABEC9 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 #BABEC9?: The RGB value is 186, 190, 201: 186 red, 190 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABEC9?: The complementary color is #C9C5BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABEC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.3:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.