Palettes / Colors / #B5BCBC

#B5BCBC — Silver Grey

#B5BCBC is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #B5BCBC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#B5BCBC is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BBB4B4; it also sits naturally between #B4BBB8 and #B4B8BB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 71% · Green 74% · Blue 74%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #B5BCBC

.text { color: #B5BCBC; }
.background { background-color: #B5BCBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B5BCBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(181, 188, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 5%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B5BCBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(181, 188, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B5BCBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(181, 188, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B5BCBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B5BCBC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBB4B4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B5BCBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B5BCBC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #B5BCBC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B5BCBC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #B5BCBC?

#B5BCBC is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 181, 188, 188). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B5BCBC?

#B5BCBC is RGB 181, 188, 188 — HSL 180°, 5%, 72% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #B5BCBC?

Its complement is #BBB4B4; analogous partners are #B4BBB8 and #B4B8BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B5BCBC for text?

Black text on #B5BCBC has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.