Palettes / Colors / #B5BFBB

#B5BFBB — Silver Grey

#B5BFBB is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

#B5BFBB 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 #BFB5B9; it also sits naturally between #B5BFB6 and #B5BEBF. 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 75% · Blue 73%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 25%

Previews

CSS code for #B5BFBB

.text { color: #B5BFBB; }
.background { background-color: #B5BFBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B5BFBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(181, 191, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(156, 7%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B5BFBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(181, 191, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B5BFBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(181, 191, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B5BFBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B5BFBB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B5BFBB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFB5B9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B5BFBB: #000000.

How #B5BFBB 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 #B5BFBB or a close neighbour

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 #B5BFBB?

#B5BFBB is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 181, 191, 187). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B5BFBB?

#B5BFBB is RGB 181, 191, 187 — HSL 156°, 7%, 73% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 2%, 25%.

What colors go with #B5BFBB?

Its complement is #BFB5B9; analogous partners are #B5BFB6 and #B5BEBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B5BFBB for text?

Black text on #B5BFBB has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.