#BBB2B9#BBB2B9
#BBB2B9 is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.459; OKLCH L 77.3% C 0.014 H 333.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBB2B9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 178, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(313, 6%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(313, 5%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 1.1%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.49, 4.47, -2.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.49, 5.08, 331.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.31% 0.0125 -0.0064) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.31% 0.014 333.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.1696, 45.9086, 52.3712) |
| Luminance | 0.4591 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 5.73
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 6.86
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 6.94
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 8.04
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
ΔE00 9.88
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 10.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBB2B9 #B2BBB4
analogous
#B9B2BB #BBB2B9 #BBB2B5
triadic
#BBB2B9 #B9BBB2 #B2B9BB
tetradic
#BBB2B9 #BBB9B2 #B2BBB4 #B2B5BB
square
#BBB2B9 #BBB9B2 #B2BBB4 #B2B5BB
split-complementary
#BBB2B9 #B5BBB2 #B2BBB9
monochromatic
#81727D #9E929B #BBB2B9 #D8D3D7 #F1EFF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#BBB2B9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.18
#BBB2B9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBB2B9
10.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBB2B9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBB2B9 | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.18 | 10.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2B4B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4B5B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BCB2B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbb2b9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 178, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.3% 0.014 333.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfc9ce',
500: '#bbb2b9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbb2b9; $custom-light: #cfc9ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbb2b9",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 178,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 313.333,
"s": 6.207,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77312,
"c": 0.01406,
"h": 333.1
},
"luminance": 0.45908
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBB2B9
secondary
#E3E6E4
accent
#906255
background
#FCFCFC
surface
#F9F8F9
border
#D2D1D2
text
#131313
muted
#828282