#BFC9CC#BFC9CC
#BFC9CC is a very light, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.572; OKLCH L 82.9% C 0.012 H 217.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFC9CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 201, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 11%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 6%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.4%, 1.5%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.30, -2.83, -2.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.30, 3.90, 223.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.91% -0.0093 -0.0072) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.91% 0.012 217.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.2694, 57.2088, 65.3510) |
| Luminance | 0.5721 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 3.26
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 4.86
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
ΔE00 5.35
Fog
#D8DCE0
ΔE00 5.66
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 5.74
Gainsboro
#DCDCDC
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFC9CC #CCC2BF
analogous
#BFCCC8 #BFC9CC #BFC3CC
triadic
#BFC9CC #CCBFC9 #C9CCBF
tetradic
#BFC9CC #C8BFCC #CCC2BF #C3CCBF
square
#BFC9CC #C8BFCC #CCC2BF #C3CCBF
split-complementary
#BFC9CC #CCBFC3 #CCC8BF
monochromatic
#7B9096 #9DACB1 #BFC9CC #E1E6E7 #EEF1F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.69
#BFC9CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.44
#BFC9CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFC9CC
12.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFC9CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFC9CC | 1.00 | 1.69 | 12.44 | 12.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7C8CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5C6CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BCCACA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfc9cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 201, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.9% 0.012 217.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2d9db',
500: '#bfc9cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfc9cc; $custom-light: #d2d9db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfc9cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 201,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 193.846,
"s": 11.304,
"l": 77.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82906,
"c": 0.01178,
"h": 217.6
},
"luminance": 0.57209
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFC9CC
secondary
#A0938F
accent
#605095
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFB
border
#D4D4D4
text
#141415
muted
#838384