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#BEBABC

#bebabc ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bebabc is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 72.94% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.11% magenta, 1.05% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 330°, 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 10.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.86.

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Relative luminance0.497

Complementary

  1. #bebabc
  2. #babebc

Split complementary

  1. #bebabc
  2. #babeba
  3. #babebe

Analogous

  1. #bebabe
  2. #bebabc
  3. #bebaba

Triadic

  1. #bebabc
  2. #bcbeba
  3. #babcbe

Tetradic

  1. #bebabc
  2. #bebcba
  3. #babebc
  4. #babcbe

Square

  1. #bebabc
  2. #bebeba
  3. #babebc
  4. #bababe

Monochromatic

  1. #736c70
  2. #999396
  3. #bebabc
  4. #e3e1e2
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#bebabc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bebabc
  2. #aba7a9
  3. #989596
  4. #858284
  5. #727071
  6. #5f5d5e
  7. #4c4a4b
  8. #393838
  9. #262526
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bebabc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bebabc
  2. #c5c1c3
  3. #cbc8c9
  4. #d2cfd0
  5. #d8d6d7
  6. #dfddde
  7. #e5e3e4
  8. #eceaeb
  9. #f2f1f2
  10. #f9f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bebabc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bebabc
  2. #b8b4b6
  3. #b2aeb0
  4. #aba9aa
  5. #a5a3a4
  6. #9f9d9e
  7. #999798
  8. #939192
  9. #8c8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbbbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #babbbc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbbbbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfbabb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbabc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcbbbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bebabb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bebabc {
  color: #bebabc;
}
Background
.bg-bebabc {
  background-color: #bebabc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bebabc {
  border: 2px solid #bebabc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bebabc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 186 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 330 3% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bebabc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bebabc, #bebaba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bebabc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 186 188 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.86 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.60 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.60 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.51 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.51 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.75 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.01 #414543 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Silver
#bebabc  rgb(190, 186, 188)  hsl(330, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#babebc  rgb(186, 190, 188)  hsl(150, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bcbeba  rgb(188, 190, 186)  hsl(90, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#babcbe  rgb(186, 188, 190)  hsl(210, 3%, 74%)  Silver