#BFBFC9

Accessibility

AAA

11.51:1

Vs white / black

1.82:1 · 11.51:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#bfbfc9

RGB

rgb(191, 191, 201)

RGBA

rgba(191, 191, 201, 1)

HSL

hsl(240, 8%, 77%)

HSLA

hsla(240, 8%, 77%, 1)

HSV

hsv(240, 5%, 79%)

LAB

lab(77.61% 1.89 -5.01)

LCH

lch(77.61% 5.35 290.67)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8077 0.0039 -0.0134)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8077 0.014 286.23)

XYZ

xyz(50.66, 52.55, 62.72)

CMYK

cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 21%)

CSS

color: #bfbfc9;

CSS variable

--color-bfbfc9: #bfbfc9;

SCSS

$color-bfbfc9: #bfbfc9;

JavaScript

const color = "#bfbfc9";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#bfbfc9";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#bfbfc9" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#bfbfc9", "rgb": { "r": 191, "g": 191, "b": 201 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8077 0.014 286.23)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#bfbfc9-1: #bfbfc9;
}

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 5.86 · #D4D4D8

Nearest CSS named color

Silver

Very different · ΔE 5.1 · #C0C0C0

Nearest Material color

grey-400

Very different · ΔE 5.15 · #BDBDBD

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 13.82 · #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.

50f4f3ff 100e6e6f5 200d3d3e1 300bcbcca 400a0a0ae 500858592 6006f6f7c 700585864 80043424e 9002e2e39 9501a1924

Palette

Tints & shades

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

fafafb f4f4f6 efeff2 eaeaed e4e4e9 dfdfe4 dadae0 d4d4db cfcfd7 cacad2 c4c4ce bfbfc9 afafb8 9f9fa8 8f8f97 7f7f86 6f6f75 606065 505054 404043 303032 202021 101011

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fafafb f4f4f6 efeff2 eaeaed e4e4e9 dfdfe4 dadae0 d4d4db cfcfd7 cacad2 c4c4ce

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

afafb8 9f9fa8 8f8f97 7f7f86 6f6f75 606065 505054 404043 303032 202021 101011

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

babac3 b5b5bd afafb7 aaaab1 a5a5ab a0a0a5 9a9a9e 959598 909092 8b8b8c 858586

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#BFBFC9Stop 1 #C9C9C0Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#C0C4C9Stop 1 #BFBFC9Stop 2 #C4C0C9Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#BFBFC9Stop 1 #C9C0C0Stop 2 #C0C9C0Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#BFBFC9Stop 1 #C9C4C0Stop 2 #C4C9C0Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#2F2F37Stop 1 #525260Stop 2 #75758AStop 3 #9F9FADStop 4 #C8C8D0Stop 5

Using this color

Where #bfbfc9 works

#BFBFC9 (#bfbfc9) sits in the indigo family at about 240° hue, 8% saturation, and 77% lightness. Contrast is 1.82:1 on white and 11.51:1 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 #bfbfc9 as small body text on white — 1.82:1 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: Intuition, depth, and sincerity. Common in enterprise software and thoughtful products. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Indigo range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Silver#BDC3C7 Silver#C0C0C0 Material Grey 400#BDBDBD Tailwind zinc 300#D4D4D8 Web Safe #CCCCCC#CCCCCC Tailwind gray 300#D1D5DB Tailwind slate 300#CBD5E1 LightGray#D3D3D3 Soothing Breeze#B2BEC3 Tailwind neutral 300#D4D4D4 Material Blue Grey 200#B0BEC5 Tailwind stone 300#D6D3D1

Where #bfbfc9 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #bfbfc9 as small body text on white — 1.82:1 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.