What color is #BABFD5?

#BABFD5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Violet Vision. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BABFD5?

The RGB value is 186, 191, 213: 186 red, 191 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABFD5?

The complementary color is #D5D0BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BABFD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BABFD5 color

#BABFD5 rgb(186, 191, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BABFD5 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 74.9% green and 83.5% blue (186, 191, 213).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 24% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vision (#B7BDD1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.5:1).

#BABFD5 color codes

HEX	`#BABFD5`
RGB	`rgb(186, 191, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 74.9%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 24%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 13%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 10%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.58, 2.64, -11.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.58, 11.88, 282.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.888, 52.504, 70.391)`
Decimal	`12238805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABFD5, 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 #BABFD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABFD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.5:1	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 #BABFD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babfd5; }
.text { color: #babfd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babfd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 191 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babfd5, #c3bad5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BABFD5?: #BABFD5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Violet Vision. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BABFD5?: The RGB value is 186, 191, 213: 186 red, 191 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABFD5?: The complementary color is #D5D0BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABFD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.