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#BABDC1

#babdc1 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#babdc1 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 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.63% cyan, 2.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 214.29°, with 5.34% saturation and 74.31% 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 11.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.45.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5068

Complementary

  1. #babdc1
  2. #c1beba

Split complementary

  1. #babdc1
  2. #c1baba
  3. #c0c1ba

Analogous

  1. #bac0c1
  2. #babdc1
  3. #babac1

Triadic

  1. #babdc1
  2. #c1babd
  3. #bdc1ba

Tetradic

  1. #babdc1
  2. #bebac1
  3. #c1beba
  4. #bdc1ba

Square

  1. #babdc1
  2. #c1bac0
  3. #c1beba
  4. #bac1ba

Monochromatic

  1. #6b7077
  2. #92969d
  3. #babdc1
  4. #e2e4e5
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#babdc1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #babdc1
  2. #a7aaae
  3. #95979a
  4. #828487
  5. #707174
  6. #5d5f61
  7. #4a4c4d
  8. #38393a
  9. #252627
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#babdc1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #babdc1
  2. #c1c4c7
  3. #c8cacd
  4. #cfd1d4
  5. #d6d7da
  6. #dddee0
  7. #e3e5e6
  8. #eaebec
  9. #f1f2f3
  10. #f8f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#babdc1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #babdc1
  2. #b4b7bb
  3. #aeb1b4
  4. #a9abae
  5. #a3a5a7
  6. #9d9fa1
  7. #97989a
  8. #919294
  9. #8c8c8d
  10. #868687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbdbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcbdc1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbbcc1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8bebe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbdc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbdc1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9bdbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-babdc1 {
  color: #babdc1;
}
Background
.bg-babdc1 {
  background-color: #babdc1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-babdc1 {
  border: 2px solid #babdc1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #babdc1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 189 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 5% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-babdc1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #babdc1, #babac1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-babdc1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 189 193 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.45 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.89 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.89 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.01 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.01 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.94 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.97 #45423e Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Silver
#babdc1  rgb(186, 189, 193)  hsl(214, 5%, 74%)  Silver
#c1beba  rgb(193, 190, 186)  hsl(34, 5%, 74%)  Silver
#c1babd  rgb(193, 186, 189)  hsl(334, 5%, 74%)  Silver
#bdc1ba  rgb(189, 193, 186)  hsl(94, 5%, 74%)  Ash Gray