#C4BDC4

Accessibility

AAA

11.42:1

Vs white / black

1.84:1 · 11.42:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#c4bdc4

RGB

rgb(196, 189, 196)

RGBA

rgba(196, 189, 196, 1)

HSL

hsl(300, 6%, 75%)

HSLA

hsla(300, 6%, 75%, 1)

HSV

hsv(300, 4%, 77%)

LAB

lab(77.35% 3.73 -2.65)

LCH

lch(77.35% 4.58 324.61)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8061 0.0102 -0.007)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8061 0.0124 325.54)

XYZ

xyz(50.92, 52.12, 59.59)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4%, 0%, 23%)

CSS

color: #c4bdc4;

CSS variable

--color-c4bdc4: #c4bdc4;

SCSS

$color-c4bdc4: #c4bdc4;

JavaScript

const color = "#c4bdc4";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#c4bdc4";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#c4bdc4" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#c4bdc4", "rgb": { "r": 196, "g": 189, "b": 196 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8061 0.0124 325.54)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#c4bdc4-1: #c4bdc4;
}

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 6.56 · #D4D4D8

Nearest CSS named color

Silver

Very different · ΔE 5.44 · #C0C0C0

Nearest Material color

grey-400

Very different · ΔE 5.46 · #BDBDBD

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 14.26 · #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 e2dee2 ddd9dd d8d3d8 d3ced3 cec8ce c9c3c9 c4bdc4 b4adb4 a39ea3 938e93 837e83 726e72 625f62 524f52 413f41 312f31 211f21 101010

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fafafa f5f4f5 f0eff0 ebe9eb e6e4e6 e2dee2 ddd9dd d8d3d8 d3ced3 cec8ce c9c3c9

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

b4adb4 a39ea3 938e93 837e83 726e72 625f62 524f52 413f41 312f31 211f21 101010

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

beb8be b9b3b9 b3aeb3 ada9ad a8a4a8 a29fa2 9c999c 979497 918f91 8b8a8b 868586

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#C4BDC4Stop 1 #BBC3BBStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#BFBBC3Stop 1 #C4BDC4Stop 2 #C3BBBFStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#C4BDC4Stop 1 #C3C3BBStop 2 #BBC3C3Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#C4BDC4Stop 1 #BFC3BBStop 2 #BBC3BFStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#363036Stop 1 #5F545FStop 2 #877887Stop 3 #ABA0ABStop 4 #CFC9CFStop 5

Using this color

Where #c4bdc4 works

#C4BDC4 (#c4bdc4) sits in the grey family at about 300° hue, 6% saturation, and 75% lightness. Contrast is 1.84:1 on white and 11.42:1 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 #c4bdc4 as small body text on white — 1.84:1 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 Material Brown 100#D7CCC8 Silver#BDC3C7 LightGray#D3D3D3 Tailwind stone 300#D6D3D1 Tailwind neutral 300#D4D4D4 Tailwind gray 300#D1D5DB DarkGray#A9A9A9 Material Brown 200#BCAAA4

Where #c4bdc4 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #c4bdc4 as small body text on white — 1.84:1 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.