Palettes / Colors / #BAAEAB

#BAAEAB — Silver Grey

#BAAEAB is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

#BAAEAB is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ABB7BA; it also sits naturally between #BAABAF and #BAB6AB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 68% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 8% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BAAEAB

.text { color: #BAAEAB; }
.background { background-color: #BAAEAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BAAEAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 174, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(12, 10%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BAAEAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 174, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BAAEAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 174, 171, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BAAEAB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BAAEAB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BAAEAB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABB7BA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BAAEAB: #000000.

How #BAAEAB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BAAEAB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BAAEAB?

#BAAEAB is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 186, 174, 171). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BAAEAB?

#BAAEAB is RGB 186, 174, 171 — HSL 12°, 10%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 8%, 27%.

What colors go with #BAAEAB?

Its complement is #ABB7BA; analogous partners are #BAABAF and #BAB6AB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BAAEAB for text?

Black text on #BAAEAB has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.16:1.