#BDBBB8#BDBBB8

#BDBBB8 is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.498; OKLCH L 79.3% C 0.005 H 78.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDBBB8
RGB	rgb(189, 187, 184)
HSL	hsl(36, 4%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(36, 3%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 2.6%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.96, 0.15, 1.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.96, 1.77, 85.09°)
OKLab	oklab(79.28% 0.001 0.0047)
OKLCH	oklch(79.28% 0.005 78.2)
XYZ	xyz(47.4070, 49.8203, 52.4569)
Luminance	0.4982 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BDBBB8 #B8BABD

analogous

#BDB8B8 #BDBBB8 #BCBDB8

triadic

#BDBBB8 #B8BDBB #BBB8BD

tetradic

#BDBBB8 #B8BDB8 #B8BABD #BDB8BC

square

#BDBBB8 #B8BDB8 #B8BABD #BDB8BC

split-complementary

#BDBBB8 #B8BCBD #B8B8BD

monochromatic

#827E79 #A09D98 #BDBBB8 #DAD9D8 #F0F0EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.92

#BDBBB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.96

#BDBBB8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDBBB8

10.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDBBB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDBBB8	1.00	1.92	10.96	10.96
#FFFFFF	1.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BCBBB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#BCBBB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BEBABA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BBBBBB

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bdbbb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 187, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(79.3% 0.005 78.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0cfcd',
    500: '#bdbbb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bdbbb8;
$custom-light: #d0cfcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bdbbb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 187,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 36,
    "s": 3.65,
    "l": 73.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.79281,
    "c": 0.00476,
    "h": 78.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.4982
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDBBB8

secondary

#E5E5E6

accent

#6D8D58

background

#FCFCFC

surface

#F9F9F9

border

#D2D2D2

text

#141313

muted

#828282

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDBBB8

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

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