#BBBEBF#BBBEBF

#BBBEBF is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.512; OKLCH L 79.9% C 0.004 H 219.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BBBEBF
RGB	rgb(187, 190, 191)
HSL	hsl(195, 3%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(195, 2%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.1%, 0.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(76.77, -0.85, -0.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(76.77, 1.22, 225.51°)
OKLab	oklab(79.94% -0.0028 -0.0023)
OKLCH	oklch(79.94% 0.004 219.5)
XYZ	xyz(48.3093, 51.1532, 56.6086)
Luminance	0.5115 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#BBBEBF #BFBCBB

analogous

#BBBFBE #BBBEBF #BBBCBF

triadic

#BBBEBF #BFBBBE #BEBFBB

tetradic

#BBBEBF #BEBBBF #BFBCBB #BCBFBB

square

#BBBEBF #BEBBBF #BFBCBB #BCBFBB

split-complementary

#BBBEBF #BFBBBC #BFBEBB

monochromatic

#7C8284 #9BA0A1 #BBBEBF #DBDCDD #EFF0F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.87

#BBBEBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.23

#BBBEBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BBBEBF

11.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BBBEBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BBBEBF	1.00	1.87	11.23	11.23
#FFFFFF	1.87	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	11.23	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	11.23	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BDBEBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#BDBDBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BABEBE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BDBDBD

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bbbebf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 190, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(79.9% 0.004 219.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cfd1d2',
    500: '#bbbebf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bbbebf;
$custom-light: #cfd1d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bbbebf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 190,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195,
    "s": 3.03,
    "l": 74.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.79943,
    "c": 0.00364,
    "h": 219.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.51153
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BBBEBF

secondary

#918E8D

accent

#66598D

background

#FEFEFE

surface

#FBFBFB

border

#D4D4D4

text

#131414

muted

#838383

Preview Lab

Preview with #BBBEBF

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

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