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#BABFBA

#babfba ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#babfba 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, 74.9% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.62% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 3.76% saturation and 73.92% 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 11.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 3.83.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5125

Complementary

  1. #babfba
  2. #bfbabf

Split complementary

  1. #babfba
  2. #bcbabf
  3. #bfbabc

Analogous

  1. #bcbfba
  2. #babfba
  3. #babfbc

Triadic

  1. #babfba
  2. #bababf
  3. #bfbaba

Tetradic

  1. #babfba
  2. #babfbf
  3. #bfbabf
  4. #bfbaba

Square

  1. #babfba
  2. #babcbf
  3. #bfbabf
  4. #bfbcba

Monochromatic

  1. #6c746c
  2. #929a92
  3. #babfba
  4. #e2e4e2
  5. #f4f5f4

Shades

#babfba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #babfba
  2. #a7aca7
  3. #959995
  4. #828682
  5. #707370
  6. #5d605d
  7. #4a4c4a
  8. #383938
  9. #252625
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#babfba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #babfba
  2. #c1c5c1
  3. #c8ccc8
  4. #cfd2cf
  5. #d6d9d6
  6. #dddfdd
  7. #e3e5e3
  8. #eaecea
  9. #f1f2f1
  10. #f8f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#babfba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #babfba
  2. #b4b9b4
  3. #aeb2ae
  4. #a9aca9
  5. #a3a6a3
  6. #9da09d
  7. #979997
  8. #919391
  9. #8c8d8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbebc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfbeba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bebdba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #babfbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbeba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbeba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #babfbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-babfba {
  color: #babfba;
}
Background
.bg-babfba {
  background-color: #babfba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-babfba {
  border: 2px solid #babfba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #babfba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 191 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 4% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-babfba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #babfba, #babfbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-babfba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 191 186 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 3.83 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.07 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.66 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.66 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.95 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.95 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.81 #454045 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#babfba  rgb(186, 191, 186)  hsl(120, 4%, 74%)  Ash Gray
#bfbabf  rgb(191, 186, 191)  hsl(300, 4%, 74%)  Silver
#bababf  rgb(186, 186, 191)  hsl(240, 4%, 74%)  Silver
#bfbaba  rgb(191, 186, 186)  hsl(0, 4%, 74%)  Silver