What color is #BABFA4?

#BABFA4 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BABFA4?

The RGB value is 186, 191, 164: 186 red, 191 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABFA4?

The complementary color is #A9A4BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BABFA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BABFA4 color

#BABFA4 rgb(186, 191, 164)

Shades of green

The hex color #BABFA4 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 74.9% green and 64.3% blue (186, 191, 164).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 17% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.08:1).

#BABFA4 color codes

HEX	`#BABFA4`
RGB	`rgb(186, 191, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 74.9%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 17%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 14%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 14%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.3, -6.49, 13.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.3, 14.57, 116.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.581, 50.381, 42.438)`
Decimal	`12238756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABFA4, 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 #BABFA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABFA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.08:1	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 #BABFA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babfa4; }
.text { color: #babfa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babfa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 191 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babfa4, #acbfa4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BABFA4?: #BABFA4 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BABFA4?: The RGB value is 186, 191, 164: 186 red, 191 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABFA4?: The complementary color is #A9A4BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABFA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.