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#BABDBB

#babdbb ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#babdbb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.06% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 140°, with 2.22% saturation and 73.53% 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 11.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.33.

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Relative luminance0.5042

Complementary

  1. #babdbb
  2. #bdbabc

Split complementary

  1. #babdbb
  2. #bdbabd
  3. #bdbabb

Analogous

  1. #bbbdba
  2. #babdbb
  3. #babdbd

Triadic

  1. #babdbb
  2. #bbbabd
  3. #bdbbba

Tetradic

  1. #babdbb
  2. #babcbd
  3. #bdbabc
  4. #bdbbba

Square

  1. #babdbb
  2. #babbbd
  3. #bdbabc
  4. #bdbdba

Monochromatic

  1. #6d716e
  2. #939894
  3. #babdbb
  4. #e1e2e2
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#babdbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #babdbb
  2. #a7aaa8
  3. #959796
  4. #828483
  5. #707170
  6. #5d5f5e
  7. #4a4c4b
  8. #383938
  9. #252625
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#babdbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #babdbb
  2. #c1c4c2
  3. #c8cac9
  4. #cfd1cf
  5. #d6d7d6
  6. #dddedd
  7. #e3e5e4
  8. #eaebeb
  9. #f1f2f1
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#babdbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #babdbb
  2. #b4b7b5
  3. #aeb1af
  4. #a9aba9
  5. #a3a5a3
  6. #9d9f9e
  7. #979898
  8. #919292
  9. #8c8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbdbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdbcbb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcbcbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #babdbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbdbb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbcbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #babdbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-babdbb {
  color: #babdbb;
}
Background
.bg-babdbb {
  background-color: #babdbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-babdbb {
  border: 2px solid #babdbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #babdbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 189 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 140 2% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-babdbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #babdbb, #babdbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-babdbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 189 187 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.33 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.64 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.71 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.71 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.05 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.05 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.58 #454244 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Silver
#babdbb  rgb(186, 189, 187)  hsl(140, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bdbabc  rgb(189, 186, 188)  hsl(320, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbabd  rgb(187, 186, 189)  hsl(260, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bdbbba  rgb(189, 187, 186)  hsl(20, 2%, 74%)  Silver