#BCBFB5#BCBFB5
#BCBFB5 is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.513; OKLCH L 79.9% C 0.014 H 120.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCBFB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 191, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(78, 7%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(78, 5%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.6%, 0%, 5.2%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.85, -2.87, 4.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.85, 5.48, 121.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.94% -0.0072 0.0123) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.94% 0.014 120.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.7090, 51.2892, 51.0935) |
| Luminance | 0.5129 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 4.67
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 5.59
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 6.80
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 7.34
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
ΔE00 7.67
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 7.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCBFB5 #B8B5BF
analogous
#BFBDB5 #BCBFB5 #B7BFB5
triadic
#BCBFB5 #B5BCBF #BFB5BC
tetradic
#BCBFB5 #B5BFBD #B8B5BF #BFB5B7
square
#BCBFB5 #B5BFBD #B8B5BF #BFB5B7
split-complementary
#BCBFB5 #B5B7BF #BDB5BF
monochromatic
#808674 #9EA394 #BCBFB5 #DADBD6 #F0F1EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#BCBFB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.26
#BCBFB5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCBFB5
11.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCBFB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCBFB5 | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.26 | 11.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1BEB4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0BEB5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BDBEBC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcbfb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 191, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.9% 0.014 120.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0d2cb',
500: '#bcbfb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcbfb5; $custom-light: #d0d2cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcbfb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 191,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 78,
"s": 7.246,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79942,
"c": 0.01422,
"h": 120.3
},
"luminance": 0.51289
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCBFB5
secondary
#8A8692
accent
#549167
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FBFBF9
border
#D4D4D2
text
#141413
muted
#838382