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#BABFC4

#babfc4 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#babfc4 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 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.1% cyan, 2.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 7.81% saturation and 74.9% 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 11.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.12.

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Relative luminance0.5169

Complementary

  1. #babfc4
  2. #c4bfba

Split complementary

  1. #babfc4
  2. #c4baba
  3. #c4c4ba

Analogous

  1. #bac4c4
  2. #babfc4
  3. #babac4

Triadic

  1. #babfc4
  2. #c4babf
  3. #bfc4ba

Tetradic

  1. #babfc4
  2. #bfbac4
  3. #c4bfba
  4. #bfc4ba

Square

  1. #babfc4
  2. #c4bac4
  3. #c4bfba
  4. #bac4ba

Monochromatic

  1. #6a727b
  2. #9199a1
  3. #babfc4
  4. #e3e5e7
  5. #f4f5f6

Shades

#babfc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #babfc4
  2. #a7acb0
  3. #95999d
  4. #828689
  5. #707376
  6. #5d6062
  7. #4a4c4e
  8. #38393b
  9. #252627
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#babfc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #babfc4
  2. #c1c5ca
  3. #c8ccd0
  4. #cfd2d6
  5. #d6d9dc
  6. #dddfe2
  7. #e3e5e7
  8. #eaeced
  9. #f1f2f3
  10. #f8f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#babfc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #babfc4
  2. #b4b9bd
  3. #aeb2b6
  4. #a9acb0
  5. #a3a6a9
  6. #9da0a2
  7. #97999b
  8. #919394
  9. #8c8d8e
  10. #868687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbfc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdbfc4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcbec4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8c0c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbfc4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbec4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9c0c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-babfc4 {
  color: #babfc4;
}
Background
.bg-babfc4 {
  background-color: #babfc4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-babfc4 {
  border: 2px solid #babfc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #babfc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 191 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 8% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-babfc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #babfc4, #babac4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-babfc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 191 196 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.12 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.98 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.98 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.62 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.62 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.01 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.84 #45403b Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Silver
#babfc4  rgb(186, 191, 196)  hsl(210, 8%, 75%)  Silver
#c4bfba  rgb(196, 191, 186)  hsl(30, 8%, 75%)  Silver
#c4babf  rgb(196, 186, 191)  hsl(330, 8%, 75%)  Silver Pink
#bfc4ba  rgb(191, 196, 186)  hsl(90, 8%, 75%)  Ash Gray