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#BABDB5

#babdb5 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#babdb5 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, 74.12% green and 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.23% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 82.5°, with 5.71% saturation and 72.55% 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 11.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5017

Complementary

  1. #babdb5
  2. #b8b5bd

Split complementary

  1. #babdb5
  2. #b5b6bd
  3. #bcb5bd

Analogous

  1. #bdbcb5
  2. #babdb5
  3. #b6bdb5

Triadic

  1. #babdb5
  2. #b5babd
  3. #bdb5ba

Tetradic

  1. #babdb5
  2. #b5bdb8
  3. #b8b5bd
  4. #bdb5ba

Square

  1. #babdb5
  2. #b5bdbc
  3. #b8b5bd
  4. #bdb5b6

Monochromatic

  1. #6e7366
  2. #94998d
  3. #babdb5
  4. #e0e1dd
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#babdb5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #babdb5
  2. #a7aaa3
  3. #959791
  4. #82847f
  5. #70716d
  6. #5d5f5b
  7. #4a4c48
  8. #383936
  9. #252624
  10. #131312
  11. #000000

Tints

#babdb5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #babdb5
  2. #c1c4bc
  3. #c8cac4
  4. #cfd1cb
  5. #d6d7d3
  6. #dddeda
  7. #e3e5e1
  8. #eaebe9
  9. #f1f2f0
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#babdb5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #babdb5
  2. #b4b7b0
  3. #aeb1aa
  4. #a9aba5
  5. #a3a5a0
  6. #9d9f9b
  7. #979895
  8. #919290
  9. #8c8c8b
  10. #868685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbcb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bebcb5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bebcb5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbbcbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbcb5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcbcb5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #babcb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-babdb5 {
  color: #babdb5;
}
Background
.bg-babdb5 {
  background-color: #babdb5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-babdb5 {
  border: 2px solid #babdb5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #babdb5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 189 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 6% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-babdb5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #babdb5, #b6bdb5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-babdb5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 189 181 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.00 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.83 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.01 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.01 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.45 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.45 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.03 #45424a Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#babdb5  rgb(186, 189, 181)  hsl(83, 6%, 73%)  Ash Gray
#b8b5bd  rgb(184, 181, 189)  hsl(263, 6%, 73%)  Silver
#b5babd  rgb(181, 186, 189)  hsl(203, 6%, 73%)  Silver
#bdb5ba  rgb(189, 181, 186)  hsl(323, 6%, 73%)  Silver