#BABCB8#BABCB8
#BABCB8 is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.006 H 128.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BABCB8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 188, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(90, 3%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(90, 2%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.1%, 0%, 2.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.99, -1.44, 1.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.99, 2.28, 128.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.25% -0.0037 0.0047) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.25% 0.006 128.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.8832, 49.8662, 52.4933) |
| Luminance | 0.4987 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 2.90
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 3.50
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 5.04
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 5.70
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
ΔE00 6.47
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 6.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BABCB8 #BAB8BC
analogous
#BCBCB8 #BABCB8 #B8BCB8
triadic
#BABCB8 #B8BABC #BCB8BA
tetradic
#BABCB8 #B8BCBC #BAB8BC #BCB8B8
square
#BABCB8 #B8BCBC #BAB8BC #BCB8B8
split-complementary
#BABCB8 #B8B8BC #BCB8BC
monochromatic
#7D8079 #9B9E99 #BABCB8 #D9DAD7 #F0F0EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#BABCB8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.97
#BABCB8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BABCB8
10.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BABCB8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BABCB8 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.97 | 10.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDBBB8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCBBB8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BABCBB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #babcb8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 188, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.006 128.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ced0cd',
500: '#babcb8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #babcb8; $custom-light: #ced0cd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#babcb8",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 188,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 90,
"s": 2.899,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79246,
"c": 0.00598,
"h": 128.5
},
"luminance": 0.49866
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BABCB8
secondary
#E6E5E6
accent
#598D73
background
#FCFCFC
surface
#F9F9F9
border
#D2D2D2
text
#131413
muted
#828282