#C3BEC3

Accessibility

AAA

11.47:1

Vs white / black

1.83:1 · 11.47:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#c3bec3

RGB

rgb(195, 190, 195)

RGBA

rgba(195, 190, 195, 1)

HSL

hsl(300, 4%, 75%)

HSLA

hsla(300, 4%, 75%, 1)

HSV

hsv(300, 3%, 76%)

LAB

lab(77.5% 2.66 -1.89)

LCH

lch(77.5% 3.26 324.61)

OKLAB

oklab(0.807 0.0073 -0.005)

OKLCH

oklch(0.807 0.0088 325.59)

XYZ

xyz(50.77, 52.37, 59.05)

CMYK

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

CSS

color: #c3bec3;

CSS variable

--color-c3bec3: #c3bec3;

SCSS

$color-c3bec3: #c3bec3;

JavaScript

const color = "#c3bec3";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#c3bec3";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#c3bec3" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#c3bec3", "rgb": { "r": 195, "g": 190, "b": 195 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.807 0.0088 325.59)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#c3bec3-1: #c3bec3;
}

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 5.77 · #D4D4D8

Nearest CSS named color

Silver

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.02 · #C0C0C0

Nearest Material color

grey-400

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.07 · #BDBDBD

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 13.67 · #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.

50fdf1fd 100efe4ef 200dbd0db 300c5bac5 400a89da8 5008d828d 600766c77 7005f5660 80049404a 900342c35 950201720

Palette

Tints & shades

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

fafafa f5f4f5 f0eff0 ebe9eb e6e4e6 e1dfe1 dcd9dc d7d4d7 d2ced2 cdc9cd c8c3c8 c3bec3 b3aeb3 a39ea3 928f92 827f82 726f72 625f62 514f51 413f41 313031 202020 101010

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fafafa f5f4f5 f0eff0 ebe9eb e6e4e6 e1dfe1 dcd9dc d7d4d7 d2ced2 cdc9cd c8c3c8

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

b3aeb3 a39ea3 928f92 827f82 726f72 625f62 514f51 413f41 313031 202020 101010

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

bdb9bd b8b4b8 b2afb2 ada9ad a7a4a7 a29fa2 9c9a9c 969596 919091 8b8a8b 868586

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#C3BEC3Stop 1 #BDC2BDStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#BFBDC2Stop 1 #C3BEC3Stop 2 #C2BDBFStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#C3BEC3Stop 1 #C2C2BDStop 2 #BDC2C2Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#C3BEC3Stop 1 #BFC2BDStop 2 #BDC2BFStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#353135Stop 1 #5D565DStop 2 #857A85Stop 3 #A9A2A9Stop 4 #CECACEStop 5

Using this color

Where #c3bec3 works

#C3BEC3 (#c3bec3) sits in the grey family at about 300° hue, 4% saturation, and 75% lightness. Contrast is 1.83:1 on white and 11.47:1 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 #c3bec3 as small body text on white — 1.83:1 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

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

Where #c3bec3 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #c3bec3 as small body text on white — 1.83:1 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.