#BAB2BA
Closest named color: French Gray (#ADB5BD). oklch(77.3% 0.014 325.7), rgb(186, 178, 186).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (10.16:1).
About this color
#BAB2BA is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 77%, its chroma 0.014. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is French Gray (#ADB5BD), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.16:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (77%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.014) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | French Gray (#ADB5BD) |
| Black text | 10.16:1 |
| White text | 2.06:1 |
Values
| HEX | #BAB2BA |
| RGB | rgb(186, 178, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 5%, 71%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.3% 0.014 325.7) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #BAB2BA | 2.06:1 | Fails | Lc -44.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #BAB2BA | 10.16:1 | AAA | Lc 63.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #BAB2BA text on white | 2.06:1 | Fails | Lc 40.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #BAB2BA text on black | 10.16:1 | AAA | Lc -62.0 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#F6F5F6
oklch(97.1% 0.002 325.6)
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Step 100
100
#EBE9EB
oklch(93.6% 0.003 325.6)
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Step 200
200
#DCD7DC
oklch(88.5% 0.009 325.6)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#BAB2BA
oklch(77.3% 0.014 325.7)
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Step 400
400
#A89CA8
oklch(70.7% 0.022 325.8)
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Step 500
500
#938493
oklch(63.2% 0.028 325.9)
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Step 600
600
#7D6D7E
oklch(55.5% 0.032 324.2)
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Step 700
700
#6A5B6A
oklch(49.1% 0.03 326)
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Step 800
800
#564B56
oklch(42.8% 0.023 326)
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Step 900
900
#473E47
oklch(37.6% 0.019 326)
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Step 950
950
#2A242A
oklch(26.9% 0.014 326)
#BAB2BA with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #B2B4BA | 0.012 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #B3B5BA | 0.012 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BBB3B5 | 0.009 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #B4B4B4 | 0.015 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #BAB2BA, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- French Gray #ADB5BD ΔE 0.018
- Pinkish Grey #C8ACA9 ΔE 0.029
- Silver #C0C0C0 ΔE 0.038
- Dark Gray #A9A9A9 ΔE 0.040
- Light Grey Blue #9DBCD4 ΔE 0.049
- Cloudy Blue #ACC2D9 ΔE 0.051
- Light Steel Blue #B0C4DE ΔE 0.058
- Cool Steel #97A7B3 ΔE 0.060
Use #BAB2BA in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.