What color is #BABECA?

#BABECA 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 #BABECA?

The RGB value is 186, 190, 202: 186 red, 190 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABECA?

The complementary color is #CAC6BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BABECA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BABECA color

#BABECA rgb(186, 190, 202)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 74.5% green and 79.2% blue (186, 190, 202).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 13% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Slipper Satin (#BFC1CB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.31:1).

#BABECA color codes

HEX	`#BABECA`
RGB	`rgb(186, 190, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 74.5%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 13%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 8%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 6%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77, 0.94, -6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77, 6.57, 278.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.322, 51.53, 63.213)`
Decimal	`12238538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABECA, 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 #BABECA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABECA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.31:1	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 #BABECA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babeca; }
.text { color: #babeca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babeca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 190 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babeca, #bebaca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BABECA?: #BABECA 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 #BABECA?: The RGB value is 186, 190, 202: 186 red, 190 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABECA?: The complementary color is #CAC6BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABECA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.