Palettes / Colors / #BAB7BD

#BAB7BD — Silver Grey

#BAB7BD is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

#BAB7BD 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 #BABDB7; it also sits naturally between #B7B7BD and #BDB7BD. 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 72% · Blue 74%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BAB7BD

.text { color: #BAB7BD; }
.background { background-color: #BAB7BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BAB7BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 183, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 4%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BAB7BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 183, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BAB7BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 183, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BAB7BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BAB7BD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BAB7BD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BABDB7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BAB7BD: #000000.

How #BAB7BD 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 #BAB7BD 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

← #BAB7BC  ·  #BAB7BE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BAB7BD?

#BAB7BD is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 186, 183, 189). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BAB7BD?

#BAB7BD is RGB 186, 183, 189 — HSL 270°, 4%, 73% — CMYK 2%, 3%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #BAB7BD?

Its complement is #BABDB7; analogous partners are #B7B7BD and #BDB7BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BAB7BD for text?

Black text on #BAB7BD has a contrast ratio of 10.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.