#BAAFBB Dark Gray
rgb(186, 175, 187)
Color conversions
- HEX
- #BAAFBB
- RGB
- rgb(186, 175, 187)
- RGBA
- rgba(186, 175, 187, 1)
- HSL
- hsl(295, 8%, 71%)
- HSV / HSB
- hsv(295, 6%, 73%)
- CMYK
- cmyk(1%, 6%, 0%, 27%)
Wide-gamut spaces
- XYZ
- xyz(44.548, 44.687, 53.283)
- LAB
- lab(72.69 6.12 -4.7)
- LCH
- lch(72.69 7.72 322.49)
- OKLAB
- oklab(76.68% 0.0167 -0.0125)
- OKLCH
- oklch(76.68% 0.0208 323.26)
- Nearest name
- Dark Gray
Shades, tints and tones
Color harmonies
The hue directly opposite on the color wheel. Maximum contrast, ideal for a single accent against a dominant brand color.
Neighbouring hues that share a temperature. The safest harmony for calm, cohesive interfaces.
Three hues evenly spaced 120 degrees apart. Vibrant and balanced — use one as dominant and the other two sparingly.
The complement split into two adjacent hues. Nearly the contrast of complementary with noticeably less tension.
Four hues at 90-degree intervals. A rich set for illustration, data visualisation, and category coding.
Two complementary pairs offset by 60 degrees. Gives two warm and two cool options in one system.
Similar colors
Opacity variations
#baafbb1a
#baafbb33
#baafbb4d
#baafbb66
#baafbb80
#baafbb99
#baafbbb3
#baafbbcc
#baafbbe6
#baafbbff
Accessibility and contrast
On white
2.11:1
Body text Fail · Large text Fail
On black
9.94:1
Body text AAA · Large text AA
White-on-color contrast is 2.11:1.
Color blindness preview
Protanopia
No red cones — ~1% of men
Protanomaly
Reduced red sensitivity — ~1% of men
Deuteranopia
No green cones — ~1% of men
Deuteranomaly
Reduced green sensitivity — ~5% of men
Tritanopia
No blue cones — very rare
Tritanomaly
Reduced blue sensitivity — very rare
Achromatopsia
No color perception — ~1 in 30,000
Achromatomaly
Partial color perception — rare
Meaning, psychology and brand usage
The structural colour every interface actually runs on
Neutral grays carry no emotional charge, which is precisely their value: they let content and brand colour do the signalling. Their temperature matters more than designers expect — a cool gray beside a warm brand colour reads as a mistake.
Neutrality, professionalism, and precision. Overuse reads as noncommittal or unfinished.
Payne's gray, mixed rather than mined, became the painter's shortcut for atmospheric shadow. Swiss modernism turned systematic gray scales into a design methodology.
Build a full gray ramp before choosing a brand colour. Match the gray's temperature to the brand hue and reserve the darkest steps for type rather than large fills.
Common industries: Enterprise, Architecture, Automotive, Consulting, Hardware. Pairs well with a single saturated accent, warm white for text surfaces, near-black for hierarchy.
Code exports
CSS
:root {
--color-dark-gray: #baafbb;
--color-dark-gray-rgb: 186 175 187;
--color-dark-gray-hsl: 295 8% 71%;
--color-dark-gray-oklch: 76.68% 0.0208 323.26;
}
.element {
color: #baafbb;
background-color: hsl(295, 8%, 71%);
border: 1px solid rgb(186 175 187 / 40%);
}SCSS
$dark-gray: #baafbb;
$dark-gray-light: #ddd7dd;
$dark-gray-dark: #5d585e;
.element {
color: $dark-gray;
background: rgba($dark-gray, 0.12);
&:hover {
color: darken($dark-gray, 8%);
}
}LESS
@dark-gray: #baafbb;
@dark-gray-light: lighten(@dark-gray, 12%);
@dark-gray-dark: darken(@dark-gray, 12%);
.element {
color: @dark-gray;
background: fade(@dark-gray, 12%);
}Tailwind CSS
/* Tailwind v4 — src/styles.css */
@theme {
--color-dark-gray-50: #f1eff1;
--color-dark-gray-100: #eae7eb;
--color-dark-gray-200: #e3dfe4;
--color-dark-gray-300: #d6cfd6;
--color-dark-gray-400: #c8bfc9;
--color-dark-gray-500: #baafbb;
--color-dark-gray-600: #a79ea8;
--color-dark-gray-700: #827a83;
--color-dark-gray-800: #5d585e;
--color-dark-gray-900: #383538;
}
/* Usage */
<div class="bg-dark-gray-500 text-dark-gray-50 ring-dark-gray-600" />
/* Arbitrary value, no config needed */
<div class="bg-[#baafbb]" />Bootstrap
// Bootstrap 5 — _variables.scss (before importing bootstrap)
$dark-gray: #baafbb;
$primary: $dark-gray;
$theme-colors: map-merge($theme-colors, (
"dark-gray": $dark-gray
));
// Generates .text-dark-gray, .bg-dark-gray, .btn-dark-gray
@import "bootstrap/scss/bootstrap";Flutter
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const Color darkGray = Color(0xFFBAAFBB);
// As a MaterialColor swatch
const MaterialColor darkGraySwatch = MaterialColor(0xFFBAAFBB, <int, Color>{
50: Color(0xFFF1EFF1),
100: Color(0xFFEAE7EB),
200: Color(0xFFE3DFE4),
300: Color(0xFFD6CFD6),
400: Color(0xFFC8BFC9),
500: Color(0xFFBAAFBB),
600: Color(0xFFA79EA8),
700: Color(0xFF827A83),
800: Color(0xFF5D585E),
900: Color(0xFF383538),
});Swift / SwiftUI
import SwiftUI
extension Color {
/// #baafbb — Dark Gray
static let darkGray = Color(
red: 0.7294,
green: 0.6863,
blue: 0.7333
)
}
// UIKit
extension UIColor {
static let darkGray = UIColor(
red: 0.7294,
green: 0.6863,
blue: 0.7333,
alpha: 1.0
)
}Android
<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<resources>
<color name="dark_gray">#BAAFBB</color>
<color name="dark_gray_translucent">#80BAAFBB</color>
</resources>
<!-- Jetpack Compose -->
val DarkGray = Color(0xFFBAAFBB)JavaScript
export const DARK_GRAY = {
hex: "#baafbb",
rgb: [186, 175, 187],
hsl: [295, 8, 71],
oklch: "oklch(76.68% 0.0208 323.26)",
};JSON tokens
{
"$schema": "https://design-tokens.org/schema.json",
"dark-gray": {
"$type": "color",
"$value": "#baafbb",
"$description": "Dark Gray — generated by ColorVerse AI"
}
}