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#B8BABF

#b8babf ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b8babf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.66% cyan, 2.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 222.86°, with 5.19% saturation and 73.53% 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 3.07.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.4907

Complementary

  1. #b8babf
  2. #bfbdb8

Split complementary

  1. #b8babf
  2. #bfbab8
  3. #bebfb8

Analogous

  1. #b8bebf
  2. #b8babf
  3. #bab8bf

Triadic

  1. #b8babf
  2. #bfb8ba
  3. #babfb8

Tetradic

  1. #b8babf
  2. #bdb8bf
  3. #bfbdb8
  4. #babfb8

Square

  1. #b8babf
  2. #bfb8be
  3. #bfbdb8
  4. #b8bfba

Monochromatic

  1. #696d75
  2. #90939b
  3. #b8babf
  4. #e0e1e3
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#b8babf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8babf
  2. #a6a7ac
  3. #939599
  4. #818286
  5. #6e7073
  6. #5c5d60
  7. #4a4a4c
  8. #373839
  9. #252526
  10. #121313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8babf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8babf
  2. #bfc1c5
  3. #c6c8cc
  4. #cdcfd2
  5. #d4d6d9
  6. #dcdddf
  7. #e3e3e5
  8. #eaeaec
  9. #f1f1f2
  10. #f8f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8babf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8babf
  2. #b2b4b9
  3. #adaeb2
  4. #a7a9ac
  5. #a2a3a6
  6. #9c9da0
  7. #969799
  8. #919193
  9. #8b8c8d
  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 #b9babf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8babf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7bbbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8babf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8babf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7bbbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8babf {
  color: #b8babf;
}
Background
.bg-b8babf {
  background-color: #b8babf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8babf {
  border: 2px solid #b8babf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8babf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 186 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 5% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8babf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8babf, #bab8bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8babf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 186 191 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.07 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.39 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.39 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.80 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.80 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.66 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 8.75 #474540 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Silver
#b8babf  rgb(184, 186, 191)  hsl(223, 5%, 74%)  Silver
#bfbdb8  rgb(191, 189, 184)  hsl(43, 5%, 74%)  Silver
#bfb8ba  rgb(191, 184, 186)  hsl(343, 5%, 74%)  Silver
#babfb8  rgb(186, 191, 184)  hsl(103, 5%, 74%)  Ash Gray