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#bab8af

a light, muted gray · cool · closest name: silver

RGB
186, 184, 175
HSL
49°, 7%, 71%
CMYK
0, 1, 6, 27
Luminance
0.4782

Every format

HEX#bab8af
RGBrgb(186, 184, 175)
HSLhsl(49, 7%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 6%, 27%)
LABlab(74.7 -0.9 4.8)
LCHlch(74.7 4.9 100.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.782 0.013 96.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bab8af;
background-color: #bab8af;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bab8af] bg-[#bab8af]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bab8af;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.729, green: 0.722, blue: 0.686)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bab8af")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bab8af on white: 1.99:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bab8af on black: 10.56:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red72.9%
Green72.2%
Blue68.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta1.1%
Yellow5.9%
Key (black)27.1%

Color previews

#bab8af text on a black background

contrast 10.56:1

Card sample

#bab8af text on a white background

contrast 1.99:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bab8af;
Background color
Panel with #bab8af background
background-color: #bab8af;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bab8af;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(186, 184, 175, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(186, 184, 175, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bab8af;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bab8af, #B5BAAF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bab8af

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bab8af in the Color Lab