#BEC1C6
Closest named color: Silver (#C0C0C0). oklch(81% 0.008 260.7), rgb(190, 193, 198).
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Black text reads best on this color (11.63:1).
About this color
#BEC1C6 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 11.63:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | light (81%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.008) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Silver (#C0C0C0) |
| Black text | 11.63:1 |
| White text | 1.80:1 |
Values
| HEX | #BEC1C6 |
| RGB | rgb(190, 193, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 7%, 76%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81% 0.008 260.7) |
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 #BEC1C6 | 1.80:1 | Fails | Lc -37.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #BEC1C6 | 11.63:1 | AAA | Lc 70.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #BEC1C6 text on white | 1.80:1 | Fails | Lc 33.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #BEC1C6 text on black | 11.63:1 | AAA | Lc -69.0 | 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
#E9EAEB
oklch(93.7% 0.002 247.8)
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Step 200
200
#D7D9DC
oklch(88.5% 0.005 258.3)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#BEC1C6
oklch(81% 0.008 260.7)
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Step 400
400
#9CA1A9
oklch(70.7% 0.013 259.8)
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Step 500
500
#848A93
oklch(63.1% 0.015 258.4)
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Step 600
600
#6E747E
oklch(55.7% 0.017 260.7)
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Step 700
700
#5C616A
oklch(49.1% 0.016 262.3)
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Step 800
800
#4B4F56
oklch(42.7% 0.013 261.8)
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Step 900
900
#3E4247
oklch(37.7% 0.01 254)
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Step 950
950
#25262A
oklch(26.9% 0.008 274.7)
#BEC1C6 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) | #BFC1C6 | 0.001 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #BFC0C6 | 0.003 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BCC2C3 | 0.006 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #C1C1C1 | 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 #BEC1C6, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Silver #C0C0C0 ΔE 0.008
- Cloudy Blue #ACC2D9 ΔE 0.033
- Light Steel Blue #B0C4DE ΔE 0.035
- Light Blue Grey #B7C9E2 ΔE 0.038
- French Gray #ADB5BD ΔE 0.041
- Ash Gray #BFC8AD ΔE 0.045
- Thistle #D8BFD8 ΔE 0.047
- Light Grey Blue #9DBCD4 ΔE 0.051
Use #BEC1C6 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.