#BDBABB#BDBABB

#BDBABB is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.495; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.004 H 354.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDBABB
RGB	rgb(189, 186, 187)
HSL	hsl(340, 2%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(340, 2%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 1.6%, 1.1%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.78, 1.23, -0.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.78, 1.24, 353.84°)
OKLab	oklab(79.16% 0.0036 -0.0003)
OKLCH	oklch(79.16% 0.004 354.8)
XYZ	xyz(47.5134, 49.5246, 54.0602)
Luminance	0.4952 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BDBABB #BABDBC

analogous

#BDBABC #BDBABB #BDBABA

triadic

#BDBABB #BBBDBA #BABBBD

tetradic

#BDBABB #BCBDBA #BABDBC #BABABD

square

#BDBABB #BCBDBA #BABDBC #BABABD

split-complementary

#BDBABB #BABDBA #BABCBD

monochromatic

#817B7D #9F9B9C #BDBABB #DBD9DA #F0EFF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.93

#BDBABB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.90

#BDBABB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDBABB

10.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDBABB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDBABB	1.00	1.93	10.90	10.90
#FFFFFF	1.93	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BABABB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#BBBBBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BEBABA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BBBBBB

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bdbabb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 186, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.004 354.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0cecf',
    500: '#bdbabb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bdbabb;
$custom-light: #d0cecf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bdbabb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 186,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 340,
    "s": 2.222,
    "l": 73.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.79164,
    "c": 0.00364,
    "h": 354.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.49524
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDBABB

secondary

#E5E6E6

accent

#8C7B5A

background

#FCFCFC

surface

#F9F9F9

border

#D2D2D2

text

#141313

muted

#828282

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDBABB

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

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