#BCBDB9#BCBDB9
#BCBDB9 is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.506; OKLCH L 79.6% C 0.006 H 117.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCBDB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 189, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(75, 3%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(75, 2%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 2.1%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.43, -1.08, 1.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.43, 2.18, 119.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.64% -0.0026 0.005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.64% 0.006 117.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.6922, 50.5894, 53.1417) |
| Luminance | 0.5059 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 2.53
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 3.35
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 5.01
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 5.88
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
ΔE00 6.07
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 6.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCBDB9 #BAB9BD
analogous
#BDBCB9 #BCBDB9 #BABDB9
triadic
#BCBDB9 #B9BCBD #BDB9BC
tetradic
#BCBDB9 #B9BDBC #BAB9BD #BDB9BA
square
#BCBDB9 #B9BDBC #BAB9BD #BDB9BA
split-complementary
#BCBDB9 #B9BABD #BCB9BD
monochromatic
#80817A #9E9F99 #BCBDB9 #DADBD8 #F0F0EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.89
#BCBDB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.12
#BCBDB9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCBDB9
11.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCBDB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCBDB9 | 1.00 | 1.89 | 11.12 | 11.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEBCB9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEBDB9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BCBCBC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcbdb9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 189, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.6% 0.006 117.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0d0ce',
500: '#bcbdb9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcbdb9; $custom-light: #d0d0ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcbdb9",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 189,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 75,
"s": 2.941,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79641,
"c": 0.00566,
"h": 117.9
},
"luminance": 0.50589
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCBDB9
secondary
#8C8B8F
accent
#598D66
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFA
border
#D4D4D3
text
#141413
muted
#838383