#bababb

Color #bababb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.23 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-300 #d4d4d4 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bababb

RGB

rgb(186, 186, 187)

HSL

hsl(240, 0.7%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 0.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 0.5%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(75.54, 0.19, -0.51)

LCH

lch(75.54, 0.54, 290.43)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.0014, 287.1)

HWB

hwb(240, 72.9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbbbba

Analogous

#bababb

Triadic

#bababb

#bbbaba

#babbba

Split-complementary

#bababb

#bbbaba

#babbba

Tetradic

#bababb

#bbbabb

#bbbbba

#babbba

Square

#bababb

#bbbaba

#bbbbba

#babbba

Shades

Color #bababb mixed toward black.

#9b9b9c

#7b7b7d

#5d5d5e

#3e3e3f

#1f1f1f

Tints

Color #bababb mixed toward white.

#c5c5c6

#d1d1d2

#dcdcdd

#e8e8e8

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #bababb mixed toward gray.

#bababb

#bababa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bababb · ΔE 0

Deuteranopia

#bababb · ΔE 0

Tritanopia

#babbbb · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 0.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bababb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bababb]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bababb (#bababb) is rgb(186, 186, 187) in RGB.

No, #bababb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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