RAL Design

RAL 000 75 00

Soft Grey

RAL 000 75 00 Soft Grey registers at lightness 75 with zero chroma on the grey axis, presenting a gentle mid-light neutral that softens transitions between lighter and darker elements in a space. Architects and designers favour it for door frames, shelving systems, and interior trim where quiet sophistication is the goal. Its balanced tone adapts well to both warm and cool lighting environments.

Time9:36 AM
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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#BABABA
RGBrgb(186, 186, 186)
HSLhsl(0°, 0%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 27%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue0°
Lightness75
Chroma0

The RAL Design system uses Hue-Lightness-Chroma (HLC) notation. Hue describes the color family (0-360°), Lightness describes brightness (0-100), and Chroma describes saturation intensity (0-100+).

Color Analysis
RGB Composition
R
186
G
186
B
186
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
1.9:1Fail
Black text
10.8:1Pass

WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 contrast for normal text. Results show this color as a background.

Spectrum & Perceptual Position

Hue Spectrum
60°120°180°240°300°360°
CIELAB a*b* Chromaticity
-3003060-3003060a* (Green ← → Red)b* (Blue ← → Yellow)
L* (Lightness)76
a* (Green-Red)0
b* (Blue-Yellow)0
L* (LCh)76
C* (Chroma)0
h° (Hue)158°

CIELAB is a perceptually uniform color space. Euclidean distance between two colors in this diagram closely matches human visual difference. The dot size shows your selected color; slightly larger dots are the nearest perceptual neighbors.

Color Harmonies

Build a Palette Around Soft Grey

Palette Generator

Select a harmony type, then press Space to reroll unlocked colors.

1 locked / 4 free

Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations

Reference
#2
Complementary
#3
Complementary
#4
Complementary
#5
Split Comp +
Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.1:1
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1.4:1
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1.9:1
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1.6:1

Contrast ratios follow WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Green (≥4.5:1) passes AA for normal text. Amber (≥3:1) passes for large text only. Grey indicates low contrast.

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