#babbbe

Color #babbbe

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.46 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#babbbe

RGB

rgb(186, 187, 190)

HSL

hsl(225, 3%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 2.1%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 1.6%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(75.88, 0.21, -1.64)

LCH

lch(75.88, 1.65, 277.3)

OKLCH

oklch(79.2%, 0.0043, 271.33)

HWB

hwb(225, 72.9%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bebdba

Analogous

#babdbe

#babbbe

#bbbabe

Triadic

#babbbe

#bebabb

#bbbeba

Split-complementary

#babbbe

#bebbba

#bdbeba

Tetradic

#babbbe

#bdbabe

#bebdba

#bbbeba

Square

#babbbe

#bebabd

#bebdba

#babebb

Shades

Color #babbbe mixed toward black.

#9a9ba0

#7a7b81

#5b5d61

#3d3e41

#1e1f20

Tints

Color #babbbe mixed toward white.

#c5c6c9

#d1d2d4

#dcddde

#e8e8e9

#f3f4f4

Tones

Color #babbbe mixed toward gray.

#babbbe

#bbbbbd

#bbbcbd

#bcbcbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bababd · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#bababd · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#babdbd · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 1.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #babbbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#babbbe]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#babbbe (#babbbe) is rgb(186, 187, 190) in RGB.

No, #babbbe is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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