#BBBCBE#BBBCBE

#BBBCBE is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.502; OKLCH L 79.5% C 0.003 H 264.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BBBCBE
RGB	rgb(187, 188, 190)
HSL	hsl(220, 2%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(220, 2%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.6%, 1.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(76.22, 0.03, -1.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(76.22, 1.13, 271.31°)
OKLab	oklab(79.5% -0.0003 -0.003)
OKLCH	oklch(79.5% 0.003 264.5)
XYZ	xyz(47.7694, 50.2489, 55.8876)
Luminance	0.5025 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BBBCBE #BEBDBB

analogous

#BBBEBE #BBBCBE #BCBBBE

triadic

#BBBCBE #BEBBBC #BCBEBB

tetradic

#BBBCBE #BEBBBE #BEBDBB #BBBEBC

square

#BBBCBE #BEBBBE #BEBDBB #BBBEBC

split-complementary

#BBBCBE #BEBCBB #BEBEBB

monochromatic

#7C7E82 #9C9DA0 #BBBCBE #DADBDC #EFF0F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.90

#BBBCBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.05

#BBBCBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BBBCBE

11.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BBBCBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BBBCBE	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)

#BBBCBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#BBBCBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BABCBD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BCBCBC

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bbbcbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 188, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(79.5% 0.003 264.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cfd0d1',
    500: '#bbbcbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bbbcbe;
$custom-light: #cfd0d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bbbcbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 188,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 2.256,
    "l": 73.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.79502,
    "c": 0.00302,
    "h": 264.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.50249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BBBCBE

secondary

#908F8D

accent

#7B598C

background

#FEFEFE

surface

#FBFBFB

border

#D4D4D4

text

#131414

muted

#838383

Preview Lab

Preview with #BBBCBE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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