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#B8BABE

#b8babe ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b8babe is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 72.94% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.16% cyan, 2.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 4.41% saturation and 73.33% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.69.

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Relative luminance0.4903

Complementary

  1. #b8babe
  2. #bebcb8

Split complementary

  1. #b8babe
  2. #beb9b8
  3. #bdbeb8

Analogous

  1. #b8bdbe
  2. #b8babe
  3. #b9b8be

Triadic

  1. #b8babe
  2. #beb8ba
  3. #babeb8

Tetradic

  1. #b8babe
  2. #bcb8be
  3. #bebcb8
  4. #babeb8

Square

  1. #b8babe
  2. #beb8bd
  3. #bebcb8
  4. #b8beb9

Monochromatic

  1. #6a6d73
  2. #909399
  3. #b8babe
  4. #e0e1e3
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#b8babe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8babe
  2. #a6a7ab
  3. #939598
  4. #818285
  5. #6e7072
  6. #5c5d5f
  7. #4a4a4c
  8. #373839
  9. #252526
  10. #121313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8babe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8babe
  2. #bfc1c5
  3. #c6c8cb
  4. #cdcfd2
  5. #d4d6d8
  6. #dcdddf
  7. #e3e3e5
  8. #eaeaec
  9. #f1f1f2
  10. #f8f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8babe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8babe
  2. #b2b4b8
  3. #adaeb2
  4. #a7a9ab
  5. #a2a3a5
  6. #9c9d9f
  7. #969799
  8. #919193
  9. #8b8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9babc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9babe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8babe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7bbbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9babe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8babe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7babc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8babe {
  color: #b8babe;
}
Background
.bg-b8babe {
  background-color: #b8babe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8babe {
  border: 2px solid #b8babe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8babe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 186 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 4% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8babe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8babe, #b9b8be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8babe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 186 190 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.69 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.16 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.16 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.65 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.65 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.58 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 8.64 #474541 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Silver
#b8babe  rgb(184, 186, 190)  hsl(220, 4%, 73%)  Silver
#bebcb8  rgb(190, 188, 184)  hsl(40, 4%, 73%)  Silver
#beb8ba  rgb(190, 184, 186)  hsl(340, 4%, 73%)  Silver
#babeb8  rgb(186, 190, 184)  hsl(100, 4%, 73%)  Ash Gray