#BCBFBD#BCBFBD

#BCBFBD is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.516; OKLCH L 80.2% C 0.004 H 157.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BCBFBD
RGB	rgb(188, 191, 189)
HSL	hsl(140, 2%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(140, 2%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.6%, 0%, 1%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(77.06, -1.41, 0.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(77.06, 1.55, 155.56°)
OKLab	oklab(80.17% -0.004 0.0017)
OKLCH	oklch(80.17% 0.004 157.2)
XYZ	xyz(48.5536, 51.6270, 55.5413)
Luminance	0.5163 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BCBFBD #BFBCBE

analogous

#BDBFBC #BCBFBD #BCBFBF

triadic

#BCBFBD #BDBCBF #BFBDBC

tetradic

#BCBFBD #BCBDBF #BFBCBE #BFBFBC

square

#BCBFBD #BCBDBF #BFBCBE #BFBFBC

split-complementary

#BCBFBD #BFBCBF #BFBCBD

monochromatic

#7D837F #9DA19E #BCBFBD #DBDDDC #EFF0F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.85

#BCBFBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.33

#BCBFBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BCBFBD

11.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BCBFBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BCBFBD	1.00	1.85	11.33	11.33
#FFFFFF	1.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	11.33	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	11.33	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BFBEBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#BEBEBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BCBFBE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BEBEBE

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bcbfbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 191, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(80.2% 0.004 157.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0d2d0',
    500: '#bcbfbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bcbfbd;
$custom-light: #d0d2d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bcbfbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 191,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 140,
    "s": 2.29,
    "l": 74.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.80169,
    "c": 0.00433,
    "h": 157.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.51627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BCBFBD

secondary

#918E90

accent

#597B8C

background

#FEFEFE

surface

#FBFBFB

border

#D4D4D4

text

#141414

muted

#838383

Preview Lab

Preview with #BCBFBD

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

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