#B8B5BF
Closest named color: French Gray (#ADB5BD). oklch(77.9% 0.014 299.7), rgb(184, 181, 191).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (10.39:1).
About this color
#B8B5BF is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 78%, its chroma 0.014. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is French Gray (#ADB5BD), ΔE 0.016 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.39:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (78%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.014) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | French Gray (#ADB5BD) |
| Black text | 10.39:1 |
| White text | 2.01:1 |
Values
| HEX | #B8B5BF |
| RGB | rgb(184, 181, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 7%, 73%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.9% 0.014 299.7) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #B8B5BF | 2.01:1 | Fails | Lc -43.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #B8B5BF | 10.39:1 | AAA | Lc 64.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #B8B5BF text on white | 2.01:1 | Fails | Lc 39.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #B8B5BF text on black | 10.39:1 | AAA | Lc -63.1 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#F5F5F6
oklch(97% 0.001 286.4)
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Step 100
100
#EAE9EC
oklch(93.6% 0.004 301.4)
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Step 200
200
#DAD8DE
oklch(88.6% 0.008 301.3)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#B8B5BF
oklch(77.9% 0.014 299.7)
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Step 400
400
#A29EAD
oklch(70.7% 0.022 298)
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Step 500
500
#8C8699
oklch(63.2% 0.029 300)
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Step 600
600
#766F84
oklch(55.5% 0.033 300.5)
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Step 700
700
#635D70
oklch(49.1% 0.031 299.7)
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Step 800
800
#514C5B
oklch(42.7% 0.025 300.5)
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Step 900
900
#433F4B
oklch(37.6% 0.021 300.6)
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Step 950
950
#27252C
oklch(27% 0.013 298.6)
#B8B5BF with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #B3B6BF | 0.007 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #B4B6BF | 0.006 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #B7B6B8 | 0.011 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #B6B6B6 | 0.015 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #B8B5BF, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- French Gray #ADB5BD ΔE 0.016
- Silver #C0C0C0 ΔE 0.033
- Pinkish Grey #C8ACA9 ΔE 0.037
- Light Grey Blue #9DBCD4 ΔE 0.042
- Cloudy Blue #ACC2D9 ΔE 0.042
- Dark Gray #A9A9A9 ΔE 0.046
- Light Steel Blue #B0C4DE ΔE 0.049
- Light Cornflower Blue #98C1D9 ΔE 0.052
Use #B8B5BF in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.