#BBC9BD#BBC9BD
#BBC9BD is a very light, muted green. Relative luminance 0.560; OKLCH L 82.2% C 0.023 H 149.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBC9BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 201, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(129, 11%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(129, 7%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7%, 0%, 6%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.62, -7.02, 4.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.62, 8.26, 148.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.17% -0.0194 0.0114) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.17% 0.023 149.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.5637, 56.0118, 56.2817) |
| Luminance | 0.5601 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 6.73
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 7.38
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 9.16
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
ΔE00 9.66
Gainsboro
#DCDCDC
ΔE00 10.56
Fog
#D8DCE0
ΔE00 11.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBC9BD #C9BBC7
analogous
#C0C9BB #BBC9BD #BBC9C4
triadic
#BBC9BD #BDBBC9 #C9BDBB
tetradic
#BBC9BD #BBC0C9 #C9BBC7 #C9C4BB
square
#BBC9BD #BBC0C9 #C9BBC7 #C9C4BB
split-complementary
#BBC9BD #C4BBC9 #C9BBC0
monochromatic
#77937B #99AE9C #BBC9BD #DDE4DE #EEF1EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.72
#BBC9BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.20
#BBC9BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBC9BD
12.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBC9BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBC9BD | 1.00 | 1.72 | 12.20 | 12.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9C6BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C7C5BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BAC8C5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbc9bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 201, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.2% 0.023 149.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfd9d0',
500: '#bbc9bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbc9bd; $custom-light: #cfd9d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbc9bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 201,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 128.571,
"s": 11.475,
"l": 76.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82172,
"c": 0.02253,
"h": 149.7
},
"luminance": 0.56012
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBC9BD
secondary
#9D8C9A
accent
#508C96
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFB
border
#D4D4D4
text
#131414
muted
#838383