#BCBBBB#BCBBBB

#BCBBBB is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.498; OKLCH L 79.3% C 0.001 H 17.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BCBBBB
RGB	rgb(188, 187, 187)
HSL	hsl(0, 1%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(0, 1%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 0.5%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.96, 0.35, 0.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.96, 0.37, 19.43°)
OKLab	oklab(79.29% 0.0011 0.0003)
OKLCH	oklch(79.29% 0.001 17.1)
XYZ	xyz(47.4775, 49.8199, 54.1191)
Luminance	0.4982 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BCBBBB #BBBCBC

analogous

#BCBBBB #BCBBBB #BCBBBB

triadic

#BCBBBB #BBBCBB #BBBBBC

tetradic

#BCBBBB #BBBCBB #BBBCBC #BBBBBC

square

#BCBBBB #BBBCBB #BBBCBC #BBBBBC

split-complementary

#BCBBBB #BBBCBB #BBBBBC

monochromatic

#7F7D7D #9E9C9C #BCBBBB #DADADA #F0F0F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.92

#BCBBBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.96

#BCBBBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BCBBBB

10.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BCBBBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BCBBBB	1.00	1.92	10.96	10.96
#FFFFFF	1.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BBBBBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#BBBBBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BCBBBB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BBBBBB

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bcbbbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 187, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(79.3% 0.001 17.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0cfcf',
    500: '#bcbbbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bcbbbb;
$custom-light: #d0cfcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bcbbbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 187,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 0.741,
    "l": 73.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.79288,
    "c": 0.00112,
    "h": 17.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.4982
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BCBBBB

secondary

#E5E6E6

accent

#8A8A5B

background

#FCFCFC

surface

#F9F9F9

border

#D2D2D2

text

#141313

muted

#828282

Preview Lab

Preview with #BCBBBB

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

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