#BCBFBF#BCBFBF

#BCBFBF is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.517; OKLCH L 80.2% C 0.003 H 197.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BCBFBF
RGB	rgb(188, 191, 191)
HSL	hsl(180, 2%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(180, 2%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.6%, 0%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(77.11, -1.04, -0.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(77.11, 1.10, 199.32°)
OKLab	oklab(80.23% -0.0032 -0.001)
OKLCH	oklch(80.23% 0.003 197)
XYZ	xyz(48.7721, 51.7144, 56.6925)
Luminance	0.5171 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#BCBFBF #BFBCBC

analogous

#BCBFBE #BCBFBF #BCBEBF

triadic

#BCBFBF #BFBCBF #BFBFBC

tetradic

#BCBFBF #BEBCBF #BFBCBC #BEBFBC

square

#BCBFBF #BEBCBF #BFBCBC #BEBFBC

split-complementary

#BCBFBF #BFBCBE #BFBEBC

monochromatic

#7D8383 #9DA1A1 #BCBFBF #DBDDDD #EFF0F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.85

#BCBFBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.34

#BCBFBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BCBFBF

11.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BCBFBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BCBFBF	1.00	1.85	11.34	11.34
#FFFFFF	1.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	11.34	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	11.34	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BFBFBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#BEBEBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BBBFBF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BEBEBE

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bcbfbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 191, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(80.2% 0.003 197.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0d2d2',
    500: '#bcbfbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bcbfbf;
$custom-light: #d0d2d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bcbfbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 191,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 2.29,
    "l": 74.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.80228,
    "c": 0.00335,
    "h": 197
  },
  "luminance": 0.51715
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BCBFBF

secondary

#918E8E

accent

#59598C

background

#FEFEFE

surface

#FBFBFB

border

#D4D4D4

text

#141414

muted

#838383

Preview Lab

Preview with #BCBFBF

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

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