Palettes / Colors / #BABBAA

#BABBAA — Silver Grey

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

#BABBAA 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 #ABAABB; it also sits naturally between #BBB4AA and #B1BBAA. 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 73% · Blue 67%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BABBAA

.text { color: #BABBAA; }
.background { background-color: #BABBAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BABBAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 187, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 11%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BABBAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 187, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BABBAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 187, 170, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BABBAA

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Tones of #BABBAA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABAABB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BABBAA: #000000.

How #BABBAA 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 #BABBAA 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

← #BABBA9  ·  #BABBAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BABBAA?

#BABBAA is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 186, 187, 170). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BABBAA?

#BABBAA is RGB 186, 187, 170 — HSL 64°, 11%, 70% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 9%, 27%.

What colors go with #BABBAA?

Its complement is #ABAABB; analogous partners are #BBB4AA and #B1BBAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BABBAA for text?

Black text on #BABBAA has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.