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#BABEAC Color

#BABEAC is rgb(186, 190, 172) in RGB, hsl(73, 12%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 0%, 9%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Greige (#BEB7A4), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BABEAC
HEX#BABEAC
RGBrgb(186, 190, 172)
HSLhsl(73, 12%, 71%)
HSVhsv(73, 9%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 9%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.025 117.2)
LABlab(76.28% -3.85 8.62)
LCHlch(76.28% 9.44 114.06)

What #BABEAC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BABEAC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#BABEAC Channel Values

How #BABEAC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 186 · G 190 · B 1728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 73° · S 12% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 73° · S 9% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.9:1 vs white · 11.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BABEAC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BABEAC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BABEAC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BABEAC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #BABEAC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BABEAC
Protanopia#BDBDAC
Protanomaly#BCBEAC
Deuteranopia#BDBDAC
Deuteranomaly#BCBDAC
Tritanopia#BCBCBC
Tritanomaly#BBBDB6
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

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Using #BABEAC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-babeac: #BABEAC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BABEAC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-babeac': '#BABEAC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.745, blue: 0.675)
Android XML<color name="color_babeac">#BABEAC</color>
SVG fillfill="#BABEAC"

More Green Colors

#BABEAC sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BABEAC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BABEAC?

#BABEAC is a light green — rgb(186, 190, 172) in RGB and hsl(73, 12%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Greige (#BEB7A4), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.77.

What is the RGB value of #BABEAC?

#BABEAC is rgb(186, 190, 172) — red 186, green 190, and blue 172 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BABEAC?

#BABEAC converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 0%, 9%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BABEAC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BABEAC scores 1.9:1 against white and 11.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BABEAC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BABEAC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 9.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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