#B8BDBD#B8BDBD
#B8BDBD is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.503; OKLCH L 79.4% C 0.006 H 197.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8BDBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 189, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 4%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 3%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.6%, 0%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.23, -1.73, -0.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.23, 1.83, 199.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.44% -0.0053 -0.0016) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.44% 0.006 197.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.1484, 50.2595, 55.3514) |
| Luminance | 0.5026 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 2.73
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 3.27
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 3.62
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 5.81
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
ΔE00 6.27
Fog
#D8DCE0
ΔE00 8.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8BDBD #BDB8B8
analogous
#B8BDBA #B8BDBD #B8BABD
triadic
#B8BDBD #BDB8BD #BDBDB8
tetradic
#B8BDBD #BAB8BD #BDB8B8 #BABDB8
square
#B8BDBD #BAB8BD #BDB8B8 #BABDB8
split-complementary
#B8BDBD #BDB8BA #BDBAB8
monochromatic
#798282 #98A0A0 #B8BDBD #D8DADA #EFF0F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.90
#B8BDBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.05
#B8BDBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8BDBD
11.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8BDBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8BDBD | 1.00 | 1.90 | 11.05 | 11.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCBCBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBBCBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B7BDBD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8bdbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 189, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.4% 0.006 197.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdd0d0',
500: '#b8bdbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8bdbd; $custom-light: #cdd0d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8bdbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 189,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 3.65,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79442,
"c": 0.00558,
"h": 197.1
},
"luminance": 0.5026
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8BDBD
secondary
#908A8A
accent
#58588D
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FAFBFB
border
#D3D4D4
text
#131414
muted
#838383