#B2BCAD#B2BCAD
#B2BCAD is a light, muted green. Relative luminance 0.484; OKLCH L 78.3% C 0.024 H 135.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2BCAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 188, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(100, 10%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(100, 8%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.3%, 0%, 8%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.11, -6.25, 6.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.11, 8.94, 134.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.31% -0.0167 0.0167) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.31% 0.024 135) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.8848, 48.4483, 46.5665) |
| Luminance | 0.4845 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 7.90
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 8.36
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 8.74
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 9.23
Greenish Grey
#96AE8D
ΔE00 9.30
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 9.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2BCAD #B7ADBC
analogous
#B9BCAD #B2BCAD #ADBCAF
triadic
#B2BCAD #ADB2BC #BCADB2
tetradic
#B2BCAD #ADB9BC #B7ADBC #BCAFAD
square
#B2BCAD #ADB9BC #B7ADBC #BCAFAD
split-complementary
#B2BCAD #AFADBC #BCADB9
monochromatic
#73836B #92A08B #B2BCAD #D2D8CF #EFF1EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#B2BCAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.69
#B2BCAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2BCAD
10.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2BCAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2BCAD | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.69 | 10.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDB9AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCB9AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2BBB8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2bcad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 188, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.3% 0.024 135.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9d0c5',
500: '#b2bcad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2bcad; $custom-light: #c9d0c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2bcad",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 188,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 100,
"s": 10.067,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78311,
"c": 0.02362,
"h": 135
},
"luminance": 0.48449
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2BCAD
secondary
#E3E0E4
accent
#51947E
background
#FCFCFC
surface
#F8F9F8
border
#D1D2D1
text
#131412
muted
#828281