#BDBBBB#BDBBBB

#BDBBBB is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 79.4% C 0.002 H 17.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDBBBB
RGB	rgb(189, 187, 187)
HSL	hsl(0, 1%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(0, 1%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 1.1%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(76.04, 0.70, 0.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(76.04, 0.74, 19.47°)
OKLab	oklab(79.37% 0.0022 0.0007)
OKLCH	oklch(79.37% 0.002 17.3)
XYZ	xyz(47.7248, 49.9474, 54.1307)
Luminance	0.4995 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BDBBBB #BBBDBD

analogous

#BDBBBC #BDBBBB #BDBCBB

triadic

#BDBBBB #BBBDBB #BBBBBD

tetradic

#BDBBBB #BCBDBB #BBBDBD #BCBBBD

square

#BDBBBB #BCBDBB #BBBDBD #BCBBBD

split-complementary

#BDBBBB #BBBDBC #BBBCBD

monochromatic

#817D7D #9F9C9C #BDBBBB #DBDADA #F0EFEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.91

#BDBBBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.99

#BDBBBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDBBBB

10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDBBBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDBBBB	1.00	1.91	10.99	10.99
#FFFFFF	1.91	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.99	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.99	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BBBBBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#BCBCBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BEBBBB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BBBBBB

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bdbbbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 187, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(79.4% 0.002 17.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0cfcf',
    500: '#bdbbbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bdbbbb;
$custom-light: #d0cfcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bdbbbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 187,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 1.493,
    "l": 73.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.79369,
    "c": 0.00225,
    "h": 17.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.49947
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDBBBB

secondary

#E5E6E6

accent

#8B8B5A

background

#FCFCFC

surface

#F9F9F9

border

#D2D2D2

text

#141313

muted

#828282

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDBBBB

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

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