#babec4

Color #babec4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.61 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#babec4

RGB

rgb(186, 190, 196)

HSL

hsl(216, 7.8%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 5.1%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 3.1%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(76.83, -0.24, -3.5)

LCH

lch(76.83, 3.51, 266.08)

OKLCH

oklch(80%, 0.0095, 258.45)

HWB

hwb(216, 72.9%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4c0ba

Analogous

#bac3c4

#babec4

#bbbac4

Triadic

#babec4

#c4babe

#bec4ba

Split-complementary

#babec4

#c4bbba

#c3c4ba

Tetradic

#babec4

#c0bac4

#c4c0ba

#bec4ba

Square

#babec4

#c4bac3

#c4c0ba

#bac4bb

Shades

Color #babec4 mixed toward black.

#989ea7

#757d89

#585e67

#3b3f45

#1d1f22

Tints

Color #babec4 mixed toward white.

#c6c9ce

#d1d4d8

#dddee1

#e8e9eb

#f4f4f5

Tones

Color #babec4 mixed toward gray.

#bbbec3

#bcbec2

#bcbec1

#bdbfc1

#bebfc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcc3 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#bcbbc2 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#bac1c1 · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 3.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #babec4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#babec4]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

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Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#babec4 (#babec4) is rgb(186, 190, 196) in RGB.

No, #babec4 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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