#BDBEC2#BDBEC2
#BDBEC2 is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.515; OKLCH L 80.2% C 0.006 H 274.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDBEC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 190, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(228, 4%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(228, 3%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.6%, 2.1%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.01, 0.40, -2.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.01, 2.17, 280.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.19% 0.0005 -0.0057) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.19% 0.006 274.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.1356, 51.5407, 58.3882) |
| Luminance | 0.5154 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 1.74
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 2.17
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 4.68
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
ΔE00 5.60
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 6.17
Fog
#D8DCE0
ΔE00 7.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDBEC2 #C2C1BD
analogous
#BDC0C2 #BDBEC2 #BEBDC2
triadic
#BDBEC2 #C2BDBE #BEC2BD
tetradic
#BDBEC2 #C2BDC0 #C2C1BD #BDC2BE
square
#BDBEC2 #C2BDC0 #C2C1BD #BDC2BE
split-complementary
#BDBEC2 #C2BEBD #C0C2BD
monochromatic
#7D7F87 #9D9FA5 #BDBEC2 #DDDDDF #EFEFF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.86
#BDBEC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.31
#BDBEC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDBEC2
11.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDBEC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDBEC2 | 1.00 | 1.86 | 11.31 | 11.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDBEC2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDBEC2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BCBFBF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdbec2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 190, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.2% 0.006 274.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0d1d4',
500: '#bdbec2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdbec2; $custom-light: #d0d1d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdbec2",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 190,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 228,
"s": 3.937,
"l": 75.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80191,
"c": 0.00569,
"h": 274.9
},
"luminance": 0.51541
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDBEC2
secondary
#95938F
accent
#83588E
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFB
border
#D4D4D4
text
#141414
muted
#838383