#BBBFBE#BBBFBE

#BBBFBE is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.515; OKLCH L 80.1% C 0.005 H 179.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BBBFBE
RGB	rgb(187, 191, 190)
HSL	hsl(165, 3%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(165, 2%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.1%, 0%, 0.5%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(77.01, -1.57, 0.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(77.01, 1.57, 179.34°)
OKLab	oklab(80.12% -0.0047 0)
OKLCH	oklch(80.12% 0.005 179.8)
XYZ	xyz(48.4169, 51.5439, 56.1035)
Luminance	0.5154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BBBFBE #BFBBBC

analogous

#BBBFBC #BBBFBE #BBBEBF

triadic

#BBBFBE #BEBBBF #BFBEBB

tetradic

#BBBFBE #BCBBBF #BFBBBC #BEBFBB

square

#BBBFBE #BCBBBF #BFBBBC #BEBFBB

split-complementary

#BBBFBE #BFBBBE #BFBCBB

monochromatic

#7C8482 #9BA1A0 #BBBFBE #DBDDDC #EFF0F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.86

#BBBFBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.31

#BBBFBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BBBFBE

11.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BBBFBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BBBFBE	1.00	1.86	11.31	11.31
#FFFFFF	1.86	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	11.31	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	11.31	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BFBEBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#BEBEBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BABFBF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BEBEBE

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bbbfbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 191, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(80.1% 0.005 179.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cfd2d1',
    500: '#bbbfbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bbbfbe;
$custom-light: #cfd2d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bbbfbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 191,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165,
    "s": 3.03,
    "l": 74.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.8012,
    "c": 0.00466,
    "h": 179.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.51544
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BBBFBE

secondary

#918D8E

accent

#59668D

background

#FEFEFE

surface

#FBFBFB

border

#D4D4D4

text

#131414

muted

#838383

Preview Lab

Preview with #BBBFBE

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

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