#BBC2C8
Closest named color: Silver (#C0C0C0). oklch(81% 0.011 243.7), rgb(187, 194, 200).
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Black text reads best on this color (11.66:1).
About this color
#BBC2C8 is a light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.011. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Silver (#C0C0C0), ΔE 0.012 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.66:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | light (81%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.011) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Silver (#C0C0C0) |
| Black text | 11.66:1 |
| White text | 1.80:1 |
Values
| HEX | #BBC2C8 |
| RGB | rgb(187, 194, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 11%, 76%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81% 0.011 243.7) |
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 #BBC2C8 | 1.80:1 | Fails | Lc -37.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #BBC2C8 | 11.66:1 | AAA | Lc 70.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #BBC2C8 text on white | 1.80:1 | Fails | Lc 33.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #BBC2C8 text on black | 11.66:1 | AAA | Lc -69.2 | 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
#F4F5F6
oklch(97% 0.002 247.8)
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Step 100
100
#E8EAEC
oklch(93.6% 0.003 247.9)
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Step 200
200
#D6DADD
oklch(88.6% 0.006 239.8)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#BBC2C8
oklch(81% 0.011 243.7)
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Step 400
400
#97A2AB
oklch(70.6% 0.018 242.5)
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Step 500
500
#7E8B97
oklch(63% 0.024 246)
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Step 600
600
#677581
oklch(55.5% 0.025 244.1)
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Step 700
700
#56636D
oklch(49.2% 0.023 241.1)
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Step 800
800
#465059
oklch(42.6% 0.02 245.4)
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Step 900
900
#3B4349
oklch(37.8% 0.015 240.3)
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Step 950
950
#23272B
oklch(27% 0.009 248.2)
#BBC2C8 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) | #C0C2C8 | 0.007 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #BEC0C8 | 0.006 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #B8C3C4 | 0.008 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #C1C1C1 | 0.011 |
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 #BBC2C8, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Silver #C0C0C0 ΔE 0.012
- Cloudy Blue #ACC2D9 ΔE 0.030
- Light Steel Blue #B0C4DE ΔE 0.032
- Light Blue Grey #B7C9E2 ΔE 0.035
- French Gray #ADB5BD ΔE 0.041
- Ash Gray #BFC8AD ΔE 0.046
- Light Grey Blue #9DBCD4 ΔE 0.047
- Light Cornflower Blue #98C1D9 ΔE 0.049
Use #BBC2C8 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.