#B9BCBD#B9BCBD
#B9BCBD is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 79.3% C 0.004 H 219.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9BCBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 188, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 3%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 2%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.1%, 0.5%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.04, -0.85, -0.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.04, 1.22, 225.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.31% -0.0028 -0.0023) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.31% 0.004 219.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.1745, 49.9547, 55.2912) |
| Luminance | 0.4995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 1.91
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 2.56
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 3.70
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 5.32
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
ΔE00 6.06
Fog
#D8DCE0
ΔE00 7.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9BCBD #BDBAB9
analogous
#B9BDBC #B9BCBD #B9BABD
triadic
#B9BCBD #BDB9BC #BCBDB9
tetradic
#B9BCBD #BCB9BD #BDBAB9 #BABDB9
square
#B9BCBD #BCB9BD #BDBAB9 #BABDB9
split-complementary
#B9BCBD #BDB9BA #BDBCB9
monochromatic
#7A8081 #999E9F #B9BCBD #D8DADB #EFF0F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#B9BCBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#B9BCBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B9BCBD
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9BCBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9BCBD | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBBCBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBBBBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8BCBC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9bcbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 188, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.3% 0.004 219.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ced0d0',
500: '#b9bcbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9bcbd; $custom-light: #ced0d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9bcbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 188,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195,
"s": 2.941,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79313,
"c": 0.00365,
"h": 219.4
},
"luminance": 0.49955
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9BCBD
secondary
#E6E5E5
accent
#66598D
background
#FCFCFC
surface
#F9F9F9
border
#D2D2D2
text
#131414
muted
#828282