#C5BEC6
Closest named color: Silver (#C0C0C0). oklch(81% 0.013 321.9), rgb(197, 190, 198).
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Black text reads best on this color (11.55:1).
About this color
#C5BEC6 is a light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.013. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Silver (#C0C0C0), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.55:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | light (81%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.013) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Silver (#C0C0C0) |
| Black text | 11.55:1 |
| White text | 1.81:1 |
Values
| HEX | #C5BEC6 |
| RGB | rgb(197, 190, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(293, 7%, 76%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81% 0.013 321.9) |
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 #C5BEC6 | 1.81:1 | Fails | Lc -38.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #C5BEC6 | 11.55:1 | AAA | Lc 70.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #C5BEC6 text on white | 1.81:1 | Fails | Lc 33.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #C5BEC6 text on black | 11.55:1 | AAA | Lc -68.7 | 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
#F6F5F6
oklch(97.1% 0.002 325.6)
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Step 100
100
#EBE9EB
oklch(93.6% 0.003 325.6)
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Step 200
200
#DBD7DC
oklch(88.4% 0.008 319.4)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#C5BEC6
oklch(81% 0.013 321.9)
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Step 400
400
#A79CA9
oklch(70.6% 0.022 321)
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Step 500
500
#928494
oklch(63.1% 0.029 322)
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Step 600
600
#7C6E7E
oklch(55.7% 0.03 322)
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Step 700
700
#685C6A
oklch(49.1% 0.027 321.4)
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Step 800
800
#554B57
oklch(42.7% 0.023 320.6)
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Step 900
900
#463F47
oklch(37.8% 0.016 322)
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Step 950
950
#29252A
oklch(27.1% 0.011 319.5)
#C5BEC6 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) | #BDC0C6 | 0.012 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #BFC0C6 | 0.009 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #C5BFC1 | 0.008 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #C0C0C0 | 0.014 |
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 #C5BEC6, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Silver #C0C0C0 ΔE 0.014
- Thistle #D8BFD8 ΔE 0.039
- Cloudy Blue #ACC2D9 ΔE 0.039
- Light Steel Blue #B0C4DE ΔE 0.040
- Light Blue Grey #B7C9E2 ΔE 0.042
- French Gray #ADB5BD ΔE 0.044
- Pinkish Grey #C8ACA9 ΔE 0.051
- Ash Gray #BFC8AD ΔE 0.052
Use #C5BEC6 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.