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#BAB2BC

Silver · light neutral

About #BAB2BC

With the hex code #BAB2BC, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 70% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Silver — a ΔE of 7.5 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B4BCB2, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.18:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red186
Green178
Blue188

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #BAB2BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #BAB2BC.
2.06:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #BAB2BC.
10.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BAB2BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BAB2BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1B4BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3B5BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BAB3B5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BAB2BC?

With the hex code #BAB2BC, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 70% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #BAB2BC?

Use black text. Black on #BAB2BC has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BAB2BC?

Its complementary colour is #B4BCB2, and analogous partners are #B5B2BC and #BCB2B9.