Information about #BAB2BD color

#BAB2BD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BAB2BD falls into the Violet Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(186, 178, 189) — 72.9% red, 69.8% green, 74.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 4 / 0 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BAB2BD reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Morepork (#B8B5C2). Slightly further away sit Misty Lavender (#B6B5B9) and Lola (#B9ACBB).

The recipe behind #BAB2BD is rgb(186, 178, 189), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BAB2BD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BAB2BD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BAB2BD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BAB2BD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Lola color link
Lola

#B9ACBB

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

Surrender color link
Surrender

#B5B7B7

Rakaia color link
Rakaia

#BAB7B5

Gray Cloud color link
Gray Cloud

#B6B6B4

Soft Gray color link
Soft Gray

#BBBDBD

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BAB2BD
  • RGB186, 178, 189
  • CMYK1, 4, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(186, 178, 189)
  • HSL284°, 8%, 72%
  • HSL Precise283.636°, 7.692%, 71.961%
  • HSV284°, 6%, 74%
  • HSB284°, 6%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.698, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.698, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.698, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBAB2BD
  • DECIMAL ID12235453
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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