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#BABCBC Dust to Dust

#BABCBC is a light gray named Dust to Dust. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 73.7% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(186, 188, 188)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 1% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #BABCBC is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.01:1.

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Variations of #BABCBC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BABCBC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

BABCBCBCBABA
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BABCBC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BABCBC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BBBBBC
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BBBCBC
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BBBBBC
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BBBCBC
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B9BCBC
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BABCBC
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BBBCBC

#BABCBC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.91:1 Very poor#BABCBC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.01:1 Very good#BABCBC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BABCBC in CSS

/* Dust to Dust */
.color { color: #BABCBC; }
.background { background-color: #BABCBC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BABCBC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(186 188 188);
color: hsl(180 1% 73%);
color: oklch(0.794 0.002 197.1);

#BABCBC FAQ

What color is #BABCBC?

#BABCBC is a light gray. Its closest named color is Dust to Dust. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BABCBC?

#BABCBC is rgb(186, 188, 188) in RGB, hsl(180, 1%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BABCBC?

The complementary color of #BABCBC is #BCBABA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BABCBC?

Black text has the best contrast on #BABCBC: 11.01:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BABCBC a warm or cool color?

#BABCBC is a neutral color.