What color is #BABFCE?

#BABFCE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BABFCE?

The RGB value is 186, 191, 206: 186 red, 191 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABFCE?

The complementary color is #CEC9BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BABFCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BABFCE color

#BABFCE rgb(186, 191, 206)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 74.9% green and 80.8% blue (186, 191, 206).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 17% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Arctic Ice (#B6BDD0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.43:1).

#BABFCE color codes

HEX	`#BABFCE`
RGB	`rgb(186, 191, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 74.9%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 17%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 7%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.37, 1.2, -8.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.37, 8.2, 278.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.019, 52.156, 65.813)`
Decimal	`12238798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABFCE, 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 #BABFCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABFCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.43:1	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 #BABFCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babfce; }
.text { color: #babfce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babfce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 191 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babfce, #bfbace); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BABFCE?: #BABFCE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BABFCE?: The RGB value is 186, 191, 206: 186 red, 191 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABFCE?: The complementary color is #CEC9BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABFCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.