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#babebb ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#babebb 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, 74.51% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.58% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 135°, with 2.99% saturation and 73.73% 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 11.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5085

Complementary

  1. #babebb
  2. #bebabd

Split complementary

  1. #babebb
  2. #bdbabe
  3. #bebabb

Analogous

  1. #bbbeba
  2. #babebb
  3. #babebd

Triadic

  1. #babebb
  2. #bbbabe
  3. #bebbba

Tetradic

  1. #babebb
  2. #babdbe
  3. #bebabd
  4. #bebbba

Square

  1. #babebb
  2. #babbbe
  3. #bebabd
  4. #bebdba

Monochromatic

  1. #6c736e
  2. #939994
  3. #babebb
  4. #e1e3e2
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#babebb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #babebb
  2. #a7aba8
  3. #959896
  4. #828583
  5. #707270
  6. #5d5f5e
  7. #4a4c4b
  8. #383938
  9. #252625
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#babebb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #babebb
  2. #c1c5c2
  3. #c8cbc9
  4. #cfd2cf
  5. #d6d8d6
  6. #dddfdd
  7. #e3e5e4
  8. #eaeceb
  9. #f1f2f1
  10. #f8f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#babebb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #babebb
  2. #b4b8b5
  3. #aeb2af
  4. #a9aba9
  5. #a3a5a3
  6. #9d9f9e
  7. #979998
  8. #919392
  9. #8c8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbdbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bebdbb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdbdbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #babebd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbebb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcbdbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #babebc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-babebb {
  color: #babebb;
}
Background
.bg-babebb {
  background-color: #babebb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-babebb {
  border: 2px solid #babebb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #babebb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 190 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 135 3% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-babebb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #babebb, #babebd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-babebb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 190 187 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.00 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.88 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.20 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.20 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.21 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.21 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.62 #454144 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Silver
#babebb  rgb(186, 190, 187)  hsl(135, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bebabd  rgb(190, 186, 189)  hsl(315, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbabe  rgb(187, 186, 190)  hsl(255, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bebbba  rgb(190, 187, 186)  hsl(15, 3%, 74%)  Silver