#BCBAB3#BCBAB3
#BCBAB3 is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.491; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.010 H 93.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCBAB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 186, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 6%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 5%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 4.8%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.49, -0.57, 3.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.49, 3.83, 98.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.85% -0.0006 0.01) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.85% 0.01 93.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.4335, 49.0640, 49.6632) |
| Luminance | 0.4906 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 3.91
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 4.81
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 5.01
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 5.91
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 6.38
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 7.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCBAB3 #B3B5BC
analogous
#BCB6B3 #BCBAB3 #BABCB3
triadic
#BCBAB3 #B3BCBA #BAB3BC
tetradic
#BCBAB3 #B3BCB6 #B3B5BC #BCB3BA
square
#BCBAB3 #B3BCB6 #B3B5BC #BCB3BA
split-complementary
#BCBAB3 #B3BABC #B6B3BC
monochromatic
#827F73 #9F9C92 #BCBAB3 #D9D8D4 #F1F0EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.94
#BCBAB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.81
#BCBAB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCBAB3
10.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCBAB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCBAB3 | 1.00 | 1.94 | 10.81 | 10.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCBAB3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCBAB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BEB9B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcbab3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 186, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.010 93.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0cec9',
500: '#bcbab3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcbab3; $custom-light: #d0cec9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcbab3",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 186,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.667,
"s": 6.294,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78852,
"c": 0.01,
"h": 93.6
},
"luminance": 0.49064
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCBAB3
secondary
#E4E5E7
accent
#629055
background
#FCFCFC
surface
#F9F9F8
border
#D2D2D1
text
#141313
muted
#828282