#BABEB8#BABEB8
#BABEB8 is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.507; OKLCH L 79.7% C 0.009 H 134.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BABEB8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 190, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(100, 4%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(100, 3%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.1%, 0%, 3.2%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.51, -2.50, 2.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.51, 3.56, 134.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.66% -0.0066 0.0067) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.66% 0.009 134.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.3134, 50.7266, 52.6367) |
| Luminance | 0.5073 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 3.54
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 4.20
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 6.39
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 6.82
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
ΔE00 6.89
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 7.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BABEB8 #BCB8BE
analogous
#BDBEB8 #BABEB8 #B8BEB9
triadic
#BABEB8 #B8BABE #BEB8BA
tetradic
#BABEB8 #B8BDBE #BCB8BE #BEB9B8
square
#BABEB8 #B8BDBE #BCB8BE #BEB9B8
split-complementary
#BABEB8 #B9B8BE #BEB8BD
monochromatic
#7C8378 #9BA198 #BABEB8 #D9DBD8 #EFF0EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.88
#BABEB8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.15
#BABEB8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BABEB8
11.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BABEB8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BABEB8 | 1.00 | 1.88 | 11.15 | 11.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFBDB8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEBDB8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BABDBC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #babeb8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 190, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.7% 0.009 134.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ced1cd',
500: '#babeb8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #babeb8; $custom-light: #ced1cd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#babeb8",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 190,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 100,
"s": 4.412,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7966,
"c": 0.00942,
"h": 134.9
},
"luminance": 0.50727
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BABEB8
secondary
#8E8A91
accent
#578E7C
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFA
border
#D4D4D3
text
#131413
muted
#838383