#BBC2C1

Closest named color: Silver (#C0C0C0). oklch(80.8% 0.008 186.8), rgb(187, 194, 193).

Black text reads best on this color (11.59:1).

About this color

#BBC2C1 is a light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.008. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Silver (#C0C0C0), ΔE 0.008 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.59:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	light (81%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.008)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Silver (#C0C0C0)
Black text	11.59:1
White text	1.81:1

Values

HEX	#BBC2C1
RGB	rgb(187, 194, 193)
HSL	hsl(171, 5%, 75%)
OKLCH	oklch(80.8% 0.008 186.8)

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 #BBC2C1	1.81:1	Fails	Lc -37.8	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #BBC2C1	11.59:1	AAA	Lc 70.1	Content text, not long reading
#BBC2C1 text on white	1.81:1	Fails	Lc 33.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#BBC2C1 text on black	11.59:1	AAA	Lc -68.9	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.

Step 50
50

#F5F6F5

oklch(97.2% 0.002 145.6)
Step 100
100

#E8EAEA

oklch(93.6% 0.002 197.1)
Step 200
200

#D6DAD9

oklch(88.5% 0.005 179.7)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#BBC2C1

oklch(80.8% 0.008 186.8)
Step 400
400

#98A3A2

oklch(70.6% 0.013 190.3)
Step 500
500

#7F8D8B

oklch(63.1% 0.017 186.4)
Step 600
600

#687775

oklch(55.6% 0.018 186.9)
Step 700
700

#576462

oklch(49.2% 0.016 185.5)
Step 800
800

#475150

oklch(42.6% 0.013 189.4)
Step 900
900

#3C4342

oklch(37.6% 0.009 186.5)
Step 950
950

#232827

oklch(27.1% 0.007 182.4)

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#BBC2C1 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)	#C1C1C1	0.008
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#C0C0C1	0.008
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#B9C2C2	0.003
Achromatopsia (no color)	#C0C0C0	0.008

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 #BBC2C1, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #BBC2C1 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.

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