#BABFC4
Silver · light neutral
About #BABFC4
With the hex code #BABFC4, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 75% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% 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 3.3 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C4BFBA, 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 11.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BABFC4
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #BABFC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BABFC4?
With the hex code #BABFC4, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 75% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #BABFC4?
Use black text. Black on #BABFC4 has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BABFC4?
Its complementary colour is #C4BFBA, and analogous partners are #BAC4C4 and #BABAC4.