All About Color #BAB8AB

#BAB8AB

About #BAB8AB

#BAB8AB is a light gray color with the hex code #BAB8AB. In RGB it is red 186, green 184, blue 171; in HSL it is hue 52°, saturation 10%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 0%, 1%, 8%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 1.99:1 on white and 10.53:1 on black.

#BAB8AB Color Conversion

Hex tripletBA, B8, AB
CMYK0.00%, 1.08%, 8.06%, 27.06%
RGB Decimal186, 184, 171
HSL52°, 10%, 70%
RGB Octal272, 270, 253
HSV (HSB)52.00°, 8.06%, 72.94%
RGB Binary10111010, 10111000, 10101011
CIE-L*AB74.61, -1.61, 6.84
RGB Percent72.94%, 72.16%, 67.06%
CIE-L*CH74.61, 7.03, 103.26
XYZ44.74, 47.66, 45.37
CIE-L*UV74.61, 1.90, 10.23
xyY0.32, 0.35, 47.66
Hunter-Lab69.04, -5.13, 9.36
RYB67.96%, 72.94%, 67.06%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BAB8AB on a dark background: contrast 10.53:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BAB8AB on a light background: contrast 1.99:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BAB8AB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BAB8AB · #E3E3DD · #918E78 · #ABADBA · #DDDEE3

Analogous palette

#BAABAD · #BAB0AB · #BAB8AB · #B5BAAB · #ADBAAB

Triadic palette

#BAB8AB · #ABBAB8 · #B8ABBA · #E3E3DD · #DDE3E3

Tetradic palette

#BAB8AB · #ABBAB0 · #ABADBA · #BAABB5 · #918E78

Monochromatic palette

#706D5C · #989581 · #BAB8AB · #DDDCD5 · #F4F3F1

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