What color is #BABFC6?

#BABFC6 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 #BABFC6?

The RGB value is 186, 191, 198: 186 red, 191 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABFC6?

The complementary color is #C6C1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BABFC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BABFC6 color

#BABFC6 rgb(186, 191, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BABFC6 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 74.9% green and 77.6% blue (186, 191, 198).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 10% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Microchip (#BABCC0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

#BABFC6 color codes

HEX	`#BABFC6`
RGB	`rgb(186, 191, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 74.9%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 10%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 6%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 4%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.15, -0.39, -4.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.15, 4.13, 264.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.072, 51.778, 60.824)`
Decimal	`12238790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABFC6, 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 #BABFC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABFC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	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 #BABFC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babfc6; }
.text { color: #babfc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babfc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 191 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babfc6, #bbbac6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BABFC6?: #BABFC6 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 #BABFC6?: The RGB value is 186, 191, 198: 186 red, 191 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABFC6?: The complementary color is #C6C1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABFC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.