#babec9

Color #babec9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.09 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#babec9

RGB

rgb(186, 190, 201)

HSL

hsl(224, 12.2%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224, 7.5%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.5%, 5.5%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(76.97, 0.74, -6)

LCH

lch(76.97, 6.05, 277.03)

OKLCH

oklch(80.2%, 0.0161, 270)

HWB

hwb(224, 72.9%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9c5ba

Analogous

#bac6c9

#babec9

#bebac9

Triadic

#babec9

#c9babe

#bec9ba

Split-complementary

#babec9

#c9beba

#c6c9ba

Tetradic

#babec9

#c5bac9

#c9c5ba

#bec9ba

Square

#babec9

#c9bac6

#c9c5ba

#bac9be

Shades

Color #babec9 mixed toward black.

#969cad

#727a90

#555b6d

#393d48

#1c1e24

Tints

Color #babec9 mixed toward white.

#c6c9d2

#d1d4db

#dddfe4

#e8e9ed

#f4f4f6

Tones

Color #babec9 mixed toward gray.

#bbbfc8

#bdbfc7

#bec0c5

#bfc0c4

#c0c1c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcc6 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#bcbbc6 · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#bac4c4 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 5.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #babec9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#babec9]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#babec9 (#babec9) is rgb(186, 190, 201) in RGB.

No, #babec9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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