#bababe

Color #bababe

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.99 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bababe

RGB

rgb(186, 186, 190)

HSL

hsl(240, 3%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 2.1%, 74.5%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(75.62, 0.75, -2.02)

LCH

lch(75.62, 2.15, 290.37)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.0056, 286.5)

HWB

hwb(240, 72.9%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bebeba

Analogous

#babcbe

#bababe

#bcbabe

Triadic

#bababe

#bebaba

#babeba

Split-complementary

#bababe

#bebcba

#bcbeba

Tetradic

#bababe

#bebabe

#bebeba

#babeba

Square

#bababe

#bebabc

#bebeba

#babebc

Shades

Color #bababe mixed toward black.

#9a9aa0

#7a7a81

#5b5b61

#3d3d41

#1e1e20

Tints

Color #bababe mixed toward white.

#c5c5c9

#d1d1d4

#dcdcde

#e8e8e9

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #bababe mixed toward gray.

#bababe

#bbbbbd

#bcbcbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bababd · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#bababd · ΔE 0.5

Tritanopia

#babcbc · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 2.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bababe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bababe]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bababe (#bababe) is rgb(186, 186, 190) in RGB.

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

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