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#BAB9BB

#bab9bb ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bab9bb is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 72.55% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.53% cyan, 1.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 1.45% saturation and 72.94% 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 10.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.21.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.4872

Complementary

  1. #bab9bb
  2. #babbb9

Split complementary

  1. #bab9bb
  2. #bbbbb9
  3. #b9bbb9

Analogous

  1. #b9b9bb
  2. #bab9bb
  3. #bbb9bb

Triadic

  1. #bab9bb
  2. #bbbab9
  3. #b9bbba

Tetradic

  1. #bab9bb
  2. #bbb9ba
  3. #babbb9
  4. #b9bbba

Square

  1. #bab9bb
  2. #bbb9b9
  3. #babbb9
  4. #b9bbbb

Monochromatic

  1. #6d6c6f
  2. #949295
  3. #bab9bb
  4. #e0e0e1
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bab9bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bab9bb
  2. #a7a7a8
  3. #959496
  4. #828283
  5. #706f70
  6. #5d5d5e
  7. #4a4a4b
  8. #383838
  9. #252525
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bab9bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bab9bb
  2. #c1c0c2
  3. #c8c7c9
  4. #cfcecf
  5. #d6d5d6
  6. #dddcdd
  7. #e3e3e4
  8. #eaeaeb
  9. #f1f1f1
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bab9bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bab9bb
  2. #b4b3b5
  3. #aeaeaf
  4. #a9a8a9
  5. #a3a2a3
  6. #9d9d9e
  7. #979798
  8. #919192
  9. #8c8b8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab9ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9b9bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9b9bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bab9ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9b9bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9b9bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bab9ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bab9bb {
  color: #bab9bb;
}
Background
.bg-bab9bb {
  background-color: #bab9bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bab9bb {
  border: 2px solid #bab9bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bab9bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 185 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 1% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bab9bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bab9bb, #bbb9bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bab9bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 185 187 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.21 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.75 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.75 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.57 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.57 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.33 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 8.61 #454644 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Silver
#bab9bb  rgb(186, 185, 187)  hsl(270, 1%, 73%)  Silver
#babbb9  rgb(186, 187, 185)  hsl(90, 1%, 73%)  Silver
#bbbab9  rgb(187, 186, 185)  hsl(30, 1%, 73%)  Silver
#b9bbba  rgb(185, 187, 186)  hsl(150, 1%, 73%)  Silver