Palettes / Colors / #BABFC4

#BABFC4 — Mist Grey

#BABFC4 is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

#BABFC4 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 #C4BFBA; it also sits naturally between #BAC4C4 and #BABAC4. 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 73% · Green 75% · Blue 77%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 23%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BABFC4

.text { color: #BABFC4; }
.background { background-color: #BABFC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BABFC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 191, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(210, 8%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BABFC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 191, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BABFC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 191, 196, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BABFC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BABFC4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C4BFBA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BABFC4: #000000.

How #BABFC4 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 #BABFC4 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

← #BABFC3  ·  #BABFC5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BABFC4?

#BABFC4 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 186, 191, 196). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BABFC4?

#BABFC4 is RGB 186, 191, 196 — HSL 210°, 8%, 75% — CMYK 5%, 3%, 0%, 23%.

What colors go with #BABFC4?

Its complement is #C4BFBA; analogous partners are #BAC4C4 and #BABAC4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BABFC4 for text?

Black text on #BABFC4 has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.