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#B9BABC

#b9babc ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b9babc is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 72.94% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.6% cyan, 1.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 2.19% saturation and 73.14% 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 1.94.

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Relative luminance0.4906

Complementary

  1. #b9babc
  2. #bcbbb9

Split complementary

  1. #b9babc
  2. #bcbab9
  3. #bcbcb9

Analogous

  1. #b9bcbc
  2. #b9babc
  3. #bab9bc

Triadic

  1. #b9babc
  2. #bcb9ba
  3. #babcb9

Tetradic

  1. #b9babc
  2. #bbb9bc
  3. #bcbbb9
  4. #babcb9

Square

  1. #b9babc
  2. #bcb9bc
  3. #bcbbb9
  4. #b9bcba

Monochromatic

  1. #6c6d70
  2. #929397
  3. #b9babc
  4. #e0e1e1
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#b9babc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9babc
  2. #a7a7a9
  3. #949596
  4. #828284
  5. #6f7071
  6. #5d5d5e
  7. #4a4a4b
  8. #383838
  9. #252526
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9babc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9babc
  2. #c0c1c3
  3. #c7c8c9
  4. #cecfd0
  5. #d5d6d7
  6. #dcddde
  7. #e3e3e4
  8. #eaeaeb
  9. #f1f1f2
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9babc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9babc
  2. #b3b4b6
  3. #aeaeb0
  4. #a8a9aa
  5. #a2a3a4
  6. #9d9d9e
  7. #979798
  8. #919192
  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 #bababb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9babc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9babc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8babb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9babc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9babc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9babb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9babc {
  color: #b9babc;
}
Background
.bg-b9babc {
  background-color: #b9babc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9babc {
  border: 2px solid #b9babc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9babc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 186 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 2% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9babc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9babc, #bab9bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9babc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 186 188 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.94 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.83 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.83 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.37 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.37 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.21 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.31 #464543 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Silver
#b9babc  rgb(185, 186, 188)  hsl(220, 2%, 73%)  Silver
#bcbbb9  rgb(188, 187, 185)  hsl(40, 2%, 73%)  Silver
#bcb9ba  rgb(188, 185, 186)  hsl(340, 2%, 73%)  Silver
#babcb9  rgb(186, 188, 185)  hsl(100, 2%, 73%)  Silver