#BCBCB4#BCBCB4
#BCBCB4 is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 79.3% C 0.011 H 106.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCBCB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 188, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 6%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 4%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 4.3%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.04, -1.45, 4.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.04, 4.30, 109.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.29% -0.0032 0.0106) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.29% 0.011 106.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.9593, 49.9532, 50.3392) |
| Luminance | 0.4995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 4.33
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 4.56
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 5.49
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 6.58
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 6.92
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
ΔE00 7.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCBCB4 #B4B4BC
analogous
#BCB8B4 #BCBCB4 #B8BCB4
triadic
#BCBCB4 #B4BCBC #BCB4BC
tetradic
#BCBCB4 #B4BCB8 #B4B4BC #BCB4B8
square
#BCBCB4 #B4BCB8 #B4B4BC #BCB4B8
split-complementary
#BCBCB4 #B4B8BC #B8B4BC
monochromatic
#828274 #9F9F94 #BCBCB4 #D9D9D4 #F1F1EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#BCBCB4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#BCBCB4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCBCB4
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCBCB4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCBCB4 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEBBB4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEBCB4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BDBBBA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcbcb4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 188, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.3% 0.011 106.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0d0ca',
500: '#bcbcb4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcbcb4; $custom-light: #d0d0ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcbcb4",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 188,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 5.634,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79293,
"c": 0.0111,
"h": 106.7
},
"luminance": 0.49953
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCBCB4
secondary
#E4E4E7
accent
#569056
background
#FCFCFC
surface
#F9F9F8
border
#D2D2D1
text
#141413
muted
#828282