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#BABDB7

#babdb7 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#babdb7 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 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.17% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 4.35% 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 11.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.97.

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Relative luminance0.5025

Complementary

  1. #babdb7
  2. #bab7bd

Split complementary

  1. #babdb7
  2. #b7b7bd
  3. #bdb7bd

Analogous

  1. #bdbdb7
  2. #babdb7
  3. #b7bdb7

Triadic

  1. #babdb7
  2. #b7babd
  3. #bdb7ba

Tetradic

  1. #babdb7
  2. #b7bdba
  3. #bab7bd
  4. #bdb7ba

Square

  1. #babdb7
  2. #b7bdbd
  3. #bab7bd
  4. #bdb7b7

Monochromatic

  1. #6d7269
  2. #94988f
  3. #babdb7
  4. #e0e2df
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#babdb7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #babdb7
  2. #a7aaa5
  3. #959792
  4. #828480
  5. #70716e
  6. #5d5f5c
  7. #4a4c49
  8. #383937
  9. #252625
  10. #131312
  11. #000000

Tints

#babdb7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #babdb7
  2. #c1c4be
  3. #c8cac5
  4. #cfd1cd
  5. #d6d7d4
  6. #dddedb
  7. #e3e5e2
  8. #eaebe9
  9. #f1f2f1
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#babdb7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #babdb7
  2. #b4b7b2
  3. #aeb1ac
  4. #a9aba7
  5. #a3a5a1
  6. #9d9f9c
  7. #979896
  8. #919291
  9. #8c8c8b
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbcba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bebcb7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdbcb7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #babcbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbcb7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcbcb7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #babdba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-babdb7 {
  color: #babdb7;
}
Background
.bg-babdb7 {
  background-color: #babdb7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-babdb7 {
  border: 2px solid #babdb7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #babdb7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 189 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 4% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-babdb7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #babdb7, #b7bdb7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-babdb7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 189 183 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.97 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.37 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.48 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.48 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.90 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.90 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.76 #454248 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Silver
#babdb7  rgb(186, 189, 183)  hsl(90, 4%, 73%)  Silver
#bab7bd  rgb(186, 183, 189)  hsl(270, 4%, 73%)  Silver
#b7babd  rgb(183, 186, 189)  hsl(210, 4%, 73%)  Silver
#bdb7ba  rgb(189, 183, 186)  hsl(330, 4%, 73%)  Silver