#babac5

Color #babac5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.22 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#babac5

RGB

rgb(186, 186, 197)

HSL

hsl(240, 8.7%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 5.6%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 5.6%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(75.82, 2.1, -5.54)

LCH

lch(75.82, 5.92, 290.76)

OKLCH

oklch(79.2%, 0.0154, 286.2)

HWB

hwb(240, 72.9%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5c5ba

Analogous

#bac0c5

#babac5

#c0bac5

Triadic

#babac5

#c5baba

#bac5ba

Split-complementary

#babac5

#c5c0ba

#c0c5ba

Tetradic

#babac5

#c5bac5

#c5c5ba

#bac5ba

Square

#babac5

#c5bac0

#c5c5ba

#bac5c0

Shades

Color #babac5 mixed toward black.

#9797a8

#75758b

#575768

#3a3a45

#1d1d23

Tints

Color #babac5 mixed toward white.

#c5c5cf

#d1d1d8

#dcdce2

#e8e8ec

#f3f3f5

Tones

Color #babac5 mixed toward gray.

#bbbbc4

#bcbcc3

#bdbdc2

#bebec1

#bfbfc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babac2 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#babac2 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#bac0c0 · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 5.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #babac5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#babac5]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#babac5 (#babac5) is rgb(186, 186, 197) in RGB.

No, #babac5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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