#B9BCBF#B9BCBF
#B9BCBF is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 79.4% C 0.005 H 247.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9BCBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 188, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 4%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(210, 3%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.1%, 1.6%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.10, -0.47, -1.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.10, 1.94, 255.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.37% -0.002 -0.005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.37% 0.005 247.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.3931, 50.0421, 56.4424) |
| Luminance | 0.5004 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 1.65
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 2.24
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 4.32
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 5.49
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
ΔE00 6.14
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 7.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9BCBF #BFBCB9
analogous
#B9BFBF #B9BCBF #B9B9BF
triadic
#B9BCBF #BFB9BC #BCBFB9
tetradic
#B9BCBF #BFB9BF #BFBCB9 #B9BFB9
square
#B9BCBF #BFB9BF #BFBCB9 #B9BFB9
split-complementary
#B9BCBF #BFB9B9 #BFBFB9
monochromatic
#797F84 #999DA2 #B9BCBF #D9DBDC #EFF0F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#B9BCBF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.01
#B9BCBF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B9BCBF
11.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9BCBF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9BCBF | 1.00 | 1.91 | 11.01 | 11.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBBCBF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BABBBF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8BDBD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9bcbf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 188, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.4% 0.005 247.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ced0d2',
500: '#b9bcbf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9bcbf; $custom-light: #ced0d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9bcbf",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 188,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 210,
"s": 4.478,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79373,
"c": 0.0054,
"h": 247.9
},
"luminance": 0.50042
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9BCBF
secondary
#928E8B
accent
#73578E
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FAFBFB
border
#D3D4D4
text
#131414
muted
#838383