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#babcbc ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#babcbc 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, 73.73% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 1.47% 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 11.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 1.56.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5004

Complementary

  1. #babcbc
  2. #bcbaba

Split complementary

  1. #babcbc
  2. #bcbabb
  3. #bcbbba

Analogous

  1. #babcbb
  2. #babcbc
  3. #babbbc

Triadic

  1. #babcbc
  2. #bcbabc
  3. #bcbcba

Tetradic

  1. #babcbc
  2. #bababc
  3. #bcbaba
  4. #bcbcba

Square

  1. #babcbc
  2. #bbbabc
  3. #bcbaba
  4. #bbbcba

Monochromatic

  1. #6d7070
  2. #939696
  3. #babcbc
  4. #e1e2e2
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#babcbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #babcbc
  2. #a7a9a9
  3. #959696
  4. #828484
  5. #707171
  6. #5d5e5e
  7. #4a4b4b
  8. #383838
  9. #252626
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#babcbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #babcbc
  2. #c1c3c3
  3. #c8c9c9
  4. #cfd0d0
  5. #d6d7d7
  6. #dddede
  7. #e3e4e4
  8. #eaebeb
  9. #f1f2f2
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#babcbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #babcbc
  2. #b4b6b6
  3. #aeb0b0
  4. #a9aaaa
  5. #a3a4a4
  6. #9d9e9e
  7. #979898
  8. #919292
  9. #8c8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbcbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcbcbc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbbbbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9bcbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbcbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbcbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #babcbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-babcbc {
  color: #babcbc;
}
Background
.bg-babcbc {
  background-color: #babcbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-babcbc {
  border: 2px solid #babcbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #babcbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 188 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 1% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-babcbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #babcbc, #babbbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-babcbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 188 188 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.56 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.24 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.24 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.93 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.93 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.87 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.71 #454343 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Silver
#babcbc  rgb(186, 188, 188)  hsl(180, 1%, 73%)  Silver
#bcbaba  rgb(188, 186, 186)  hsl(0, 1%, 73%)  Silver
#bcbabc  rgb(188, 186, 188)  hsl(300, 1%, 73%)  Silver
#bcbcba  rgb(188, 188, 186)  hsl(60, 1%, 73%)  Silver