#C2BFC7

Closest named color: Silver (#C0C0C0). oklch(80.9% 0.012 303.1), rgb(194, 191, 199).

Black text reads best on this color (11.57:1).

About this color

#C2BFC7 is a light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.012. 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 11.57:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	light (81%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.012)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Silver (#C0C0C0)
Black text	11.57:1
White text	1.81:1

Values

HEX	#C2BFC7
RGB	rgb(194, 191, 199)
HSL	hsl(262, 7%, 76%)
OKLCH	oklch(80.9% 0.012 303.1)

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 #C2BFC7	1.81:1	Fails	Lc -37.9	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #C2BFC7	11.57:1	AAA	Lc 70.0	Content text, not long reading
#C2BFC7 text on white	1.81:1	Fails	Lc 33.8	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#C2BFC7 text on black	11.57:1	AAA	Lc -68.8	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

#F5F5F6

oklch(97% 0.001 286.4)
Step 100
100

#EAE9EC

oklch(93.6% 0.004 301.4)
Step 200
200

#DAD8DD

oklch(88.5% 0.007 304.2)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#C2BFC7

oklch(80.9% 0.012 303.1)
Step 400
400

#A39EAA

oklch(70.7% 0.018 304.7)
Step 500
500

#8C8696

oklch(63.1% 0.025 302.7)
Step 600
600

#767080

oklch(55.6% 0.025 302.6)
Step 700
700

#635E6C

oklch(49.2% 0.023 301.8)
Step 800
800

#514D58

oklch(42.8% 0.019 302.1)
Step 900
900

#434048

oklch(37.7% 0.014 302.7)
Step 950
950

#27252A

oklch(26.9% 0.01 303.8)

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#C2BFC7 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)	#BEC0C7	0.006
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#BEC0C7	0.006
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#C1C0C1	0.010
Achromatopsia (no color)	#C0C0C0	0.012

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 #C2BFC7, closest first.

Similar named colors

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

Use #C2BFC7 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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