#BDBBBD#BDBBBD

#BDBBBD is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 79.4% C 0.004 H 325.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDBBBD
RGB	rgb(189, 187, 189)
HSL	hsl(300, 1%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(300, 1%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(76.09, 1.07, -0.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(76.09, 1.31, 324.50°)
OKLab	oklab(79.43% 0.0029 -0.002)
OKLCH	oklch(79.43% 0.004 325.5)
XYZ	xyz(47.9404, 50.0337, 55.2661)
Luminance	0.5003 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BDBBBD #BBBDBB

analogous

#BCBBBD #BDBBBD #BDBBBC

triadic

#BDBBBD #BDBDBB #BBBDBD

tetradic

#BDBBBD #BDBCBB #BBBDBB #BBBCBD

square

#BDBBBD #BDBCBB #BBBDBB #BBBCBD

split-complementary

#BDBBBD #BCBDBB #BBBDBC

monochromatic

#817D81 #9F9C9F #BDBBBD #DBDADB #F0EFF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.91

#BDBBBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.01

#BDBBBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDBBBD

11.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDBBBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDBBBD	1.00	1.91	11.01	11.01
#FFFFFF	1.91	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	11.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	11.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BBBBBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#BBBCBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BDBBBC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BCBCBC

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bdbbbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 187, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(79.4% 0.004 325.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0cfd0',
    500: '#bdbbbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bdbbbd;
$custom-light: #d0cfd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bdbbbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 187,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 1.493,
    "l": 73.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.79428,
    "c": 0.00355,
    "h": 325.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.50034
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDBBBD

secondary

#8D8F8D

accent

#8B5A5A

background

#FEFEFE

surface

#FBFBFB

border

#D4D4D4

text

#141314

muted

#838383

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDBBBD

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

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