#C1BBBB

Accessibility

AAA

11.09:1

Vs white / black

1.89:1 · 11.09:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#c1bbbb

RGB

rgb(193, 187, 187)

RGBA

rgba(193, 187, 187, 1)

HSL

hsl(0, 5%, 75%)

HSLA

hsla(0, 5%, 75%, 1)

HSV

hsv(0, 3%, 76%)

LAB

lab(76.35% 2.1 0.75)

LCH

lch(76.35% 2.23 19.65)

OKLAB

oklab(0.797 0.0065 0.002)

OKLCH

oklch(0.797 0.0068 17.1)

XYZ

xyz(48.73, 50.47, 54.18)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3%, 3%, 24%)

CSS

color: #c1bbbb;

CSS variable

--color-c1bbbb: #c1bbbb;

SCSS

$color-c1bbbb: #c1bbbb;

JavaScript

const color = "#c1bbbb";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#c1bbbb";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#c1bbbb" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#c1bbbb", "rgb": { "r": 193, "g": 187, "b": 187 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.797 0.0068 17.1)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#c1bbbb-1: #c1bbbb;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

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

Nearest Tailwind color

stone-300

Very different · ΔE 6.13 · #D6D3D1

Nearest CSS named color

Silver

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.17 · #C0C0C0

Nearest Material color

grey-400

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.02 · #BDBDBD

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 14.29 · #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.

50fff0f0 100f5e3e3 200e1cfcf 300cab9b9 400ae9d9d 500928282 6007b6c6c 700645555 8004e4040 900392b2b 950231717

Palette

Tints & shades

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

faf9f9 f5f4f4 f0eeee eae8e8 e5e3e3 e0dddd dbd7d7 d6d2d2 d1cccc cbc6c6 c6c1c1 c1bbbb b1abab a19c9c 918c8c 817d7d 716d6d 615e5e 504e4e 403e3e 302f2f 201f1f 101010

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

faf9f9 f5f4f4 f0eeee eae8e8 e5e3e3 e0dddd dbd7d7 d6d2d2 d1cccc cbc6c6 c6c1c1

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

b1abab a19c9c 918c8c 817d7d 716d6d 615e5e 504e4e 403e3e 302f2f 201f1f 101010

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

bcb6b6 b6b1b1 b1acac aba7a7 a6a2a2 a19e9e 9b9999 969494 908f8f 8b8a8a 858585

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#C1BBBBStop 1 #BCC2C2Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#C2BCBFStop 1 #C1BBBBStop 2 #C2BFBCStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#C1BBBBStop 1 #BCC2BCStop 2 #BCBCC2Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#C1BBBBStop 1 #BCC2BFStop 2 #BCBFC2Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#363030Stop 1 #5E5555Stop 2 #867979Stop 3 #AAA1A1Stop 4 #CFC9C9Stop 5

Using this color

Where #c1bbbb works

#C1BBBB (#c1bbbb) sits in the grey family at about 0° hue, 5% saturation, and 75% lightness. Contrast is 1.89:1 on white and 11.09:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: stone-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 #c1bbbb 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 Material Brown 100#D7CCC8 DarkGray#A9A9A9 Tailwind stone 300#D6D3D1 Silver#BDC3C7 LightGray#D3D3D3 Tailwind neutral 300#D4D4D4 Material Brown 200#BCAAA4 Tailwind zinc 300#D4D4D8 Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E

Where #c1bbbb works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #c1bbbb 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.