#BFBBC0

Accessibility

AAA

11.08:1

Vs white / black

1.89:1 · 11.08:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#bfbbc0

RGB

rgb(191, 187, 192)

RGBA

rgba(191, 187, 192, 1)

HSL

hsl(288, 4%, 74%)

HSLA

hsla(288, 4%, 74%, 1)

HSV

hsv(288, 3%, 75%)

LAB

lab(76.33% 2.32 -2.02)

LCH

lch(76.33% 3.08 318.95)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7968 0.0063 -0.0054)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7968 0.0083 319.4)

XYZ

xyz(48.77, 50.42, 57.02)

CMYK

cmyk(1%, 3%, 0%, 25%)

CSS

color: #bfbbc0;

CSS variable

--color-bfbbc0: #bfbbc0;

SCSS

$color-bfbbc0: #bfbbc0;

JavaScript

const color = "#bfbbc0";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#bfbbc0";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#bfbbc0" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#bfbbc0", "rgb": { "r": 191, "g": 187, "b": 192 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7968 0.0083 319.4)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#bfbbc0-1: #bfbbc0;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-300

Very different · ΔE 6.36 · #D4D4D8

Nearest CSS named color

Silver

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.82 · #C0C0C0

Nearest Material color

grey-400

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.7 · #BDBDBD

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 14.36 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fbf1fe 100eee4f0 200dad0dd 300c4bac6 400a79eaa 5008c828e 600756d78 7005e5661 80049404b 900342c36 9501f1821

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

faf9fa f4f4f5 efeeef eae8ea e4e3e5 dfdde0 dad7da d4d2d5 cfccd0 cac6cb c4c1c5 bfbbc0 afabb0 9f9ca0 8f8c90 7f7d80 6f6d70 605e60 504e50 403e40 302f30 201f20 101010

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

faf9fa f4f4f5 efeeef eae8ea e4e3e5 dfdde0 dad7da d4d2d5 cfccd0 cac6cb c4c1c5

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

afabb0 9f9ca0 8f8c90 7f7d80 6f6d70 605e60 504e50 403e40 302f30 201f20 101010

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

bab6bb b5b1b5 afacb0 aaa7ab a5a2a5 a09ea0 9a999b 959495 908f90 8b8a8b 858585

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#BFBBC0Stop 1 #BBBFBAStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#BCBABFStop 1 #BFBBC0Stop 2 #BFBABEStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#BFBBC0Stop 1 #BFBEBAStop 2 #BABFBEStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#BFBBC0Stop 1 #BEBFBAStop 2 #BABFBCStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#343135Stop 1 #5B565DStop 2 #837A85Stop 3 #A8A2A9Stop 4 #CDCACEStop 5

Using this color

Where #bfbbc0 works

#BFBBC0 (#bfbbc0) sits in the grey family at about 288° hue, 4% saturation, and 74% lightness. Contrast is 1.89:1 on white and 11.08:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-300 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #bfbbc0 as small body text on white — 1.89:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Neutrality, balance, and modernity. Essential for UI chrome, typography, and systems. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Grey range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material Grey 400#BDBDBD Silver#C0C0C0 Web Safe #CCCCCC#CCCCCC Silver#BDC3C7 Tailwind zinc 300#D4D4D8 DarkGray#A9A9A9 Material Brown 100#D7CCC8 LightGray#D3D3D3 Tailwind neutral 300#D4D4D4 Tailwind stone 300#D6D3D1 Tailwind gray 300#D1D5DB Tailwind zinc 400#A1A1AA

Where #bfbbc0 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #bfbbc0 as small body text on white — 1.89:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.