#B2BCC4#B2BCC4
#B2BCC4 is a light, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.494; OKLCH L 79.0% C 0.016 H 241.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2BCC4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 188, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 13%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 9%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.2%, 4.1%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.71, -1.87, -5.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.71, 5.54, 250.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.99% -0.0075 -0.014) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.99% 0.016 241.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.3050, 49.4164, 59.3126) |
| Luminance | 0.4942 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 3.59
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 5.42
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 6.15
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 6.23
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 6.23
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 7.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2BCC4 #C4BAB2
analogous
#B2C4C3 #B2BCC4 #B2B3C4
triadic
#B2BCC4 #C4B2BC #BCC4B2
tetradic
#B2BCC4 #C3B2C4 #C4BAB2 #B3C4B2
square
#B2BCC4 #C3B2C4 #C4BAB2 #B3C4B2
split-complementary
#B2BCC4 #C4B2B3 #C4C3B2
monochromatic
#6D808E #8F9EA9 #B2BCC4 #D5DADF #EEF0F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.93
#B2BCC4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.88
#B2BCC4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2BCC4
10.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2BCC4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2BCC4 | 1.00 | 1.93 | 10.88 | 10.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9BCC4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6BAC4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AEBEBE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2bcc4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 188, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.0% 0.016 241.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9d0d5',
500: '#b2bcc4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2bcc4; $custom-light: #c9d0d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2bcc4",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 188,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 206.667,
"s": 13.235,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78986,
"c": 0.01589,
"h": 241.8
},
"luminance": 0.49417
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2BCC4
secondary
#E8E5E3
accent
#6F4E97
background
#FCFCFD
surface
#F8F9FA
border
#D1D2D3
text
#131414
muted
#828283