#BAB9BE#BAB9BE
#BAB9BE is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.489; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.007 H 295.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAB9BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 185, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 4%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 3%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.1%, 2.6%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.36, 1.29, -2.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.36, 2.72, 298.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.81% 0.003 -0.0064) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.81% 0.007 295.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.8913, 48.8547, 55.6648) |
| Luminance | 0.4885 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 1.62
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 3.34
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 5.44
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 6.27
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
ΔE00 6.99
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 8.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAB9BE #BDBEB9
analogous
#B9BABE #BAB9BE #BCB9BE
triadic
#BAB9BE #BEBAB9 #B9BEBA
tetradic
#BAB9BE #BEB9BA #BDBEB9 #B9BEBC
square
#BAB9BE #BEB9BA #BDBEB9 #B9BEBC
split-complementary
#BAB9BE #BEBCB9 #BABEB9
monochromatic
#7B7A83 #9B99A1 #BAB9BE #D9D9DB #EFEFF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.95
#BAB9BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.77
#BAB9BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAB9BE
10.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAB9BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAB9BE | 1.00 | 1.95 | 10.77 | 10.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8BABE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8BABE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9BABB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bab9be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 185, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.007 295.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ceced1',
500: '#bab9be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bab9be; $custom-light: #ceced1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bab9be",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 185,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252,
"s": 3.704,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78807,
"c": 0.00706,
"h": 295.4
},
"luminance": 0.48855
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAB9BE
secondary
#E6E6E5
accent
#8E5883
background
#FCFCFC
surface
#F9F9F9
border
#D2D2D2
text
#131314
muted
#828282