#C8BDC3

Closest named color: Silver (#C0C0C0). oklch(80.9% 0.015 343.3), rgb(200, 189, 195).

Black text reads best on this color (11.52:1).

About this color

#C8BDC3 is a light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.015. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Silver (#C0C0C0), ΔE 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.52:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	light (81%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.015)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Silver (#C0C0C0)
Black text	11.52:1
White text	1.82:1

Values

HEX	#C8BDC3
RGB	rgb(200, 189, 195)
HSL	hsl(327, 9%, 76%)
OKLCH	oklch(80.9% 0.015 343.3)

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 #C8BDC3	1.82:1	Fails	Lc -38.2	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #C8BDC3	11.52:1	AAA	Lc 69.8	Content text, not long reading
#C8BDC3 text on white	1.82:1	Fails	Lc 34.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#C8BDC3 text on black	11.52:1	AAA	Lc -68.5	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

#F6F5F6

oklch(97.1% 0.002 325.6)
Step 100
100

#ECE9EA

oklch(93.7% 0.003 354.7)
Step 200
200

#DDD7DA

oklch(88.5% 0.008 345.4)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#C8BDC3

oklch(80.9% 0.015 343.3)
Step 400
400

#AC9BA4

oklch(70.7% 0.024 344.5)
Step 500
500

#97828E

oklch(63% 0.031 342.7)
Step 600
600

#826C78

oklch(55.6% 0.033 344.2)
Step 700
700

#6E5A65

oklch(49.1% 0.031 344.1)
Step 800
800

#594A53

oklch(42.8% 0.025 341.5)
Step 900
900

#493E44

oklch(37.7% 0.018 344)
Step 950
950

#2B2428

oklch(27% 0.013 342.7)

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#C8BDC3 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)	#BDBFC3	0.016
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#C0C0C3	0.013
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#CABDBF	0.006
Achromatopsia (no color)	#C0C0C0	0.015

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 #C8BDC3, closest first.

Similar named colors

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

Use #C8BDC3 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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