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#BBBFC3 — Mist Grey

#BBBFC3 is a gray color we call Mist 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 #BBBFC3 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.

#BBBFC3 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 #C3BFBB; it also sits naturally between #BBC3C3 and #BBBBC3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BBBFC3 · RGB 187, 191, 195

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Color values

HEX#BBBFC3
RGB187, 191, 195
HSL210°, 6%, 75%
HSV210°, 4%, 76%
CMYK4%, 2%, 0%, 24%
XYZ48.97, 51.77, 59.04
Yxy51.77, 0.3065, 0.3240
CIE-Lab77.14, -0.62, -2.50
Hunter Lab71.95, -0.57, -2.29

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 75% · Blue 76%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 24%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BBBFC3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BBBFC3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BBBFC3

.text { color: #BBBFC3; }
.background { background-color: #BBBFC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBBFC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 191, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(210, 6%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBBFC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 191, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBBFC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 191, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBBFC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBBFC3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBBFC3

#A9ADB2#969CA2#838A91#71787F#60666C#4D5256#3C4044#2B2E31#1A1C1E#0A0A0B

Tints of #BBBFC3

#C1C4C8#C6C9CD#CCCFD1#D1D4D6#D9DBDD#DFE0E2#E4E6E7#E9EBEC#EFF0F1#F4F5F5

Tones of #BBBFC3

#BCBFC2#BDBFC2#BDBFC1#BDBFC1#BEBFC1#BFBFC0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3BFBB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.85:1 Fails
Against black text11.35:1 AAA

Best text color on #BBBFC3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBBFC3

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BBBFC3: ·

How #BBBFC3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BDBDC2Deuteranopia · #BDBCC2Tritanopia · #BBC1C1

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BBBFC3 rather than the exact color:

Palette 161a30
#161A30 · #31304D · #B6BBC4 · #F0ECE5
Palette F4f4f2
#F4F4F2 · #E8E8E8 · #BBBFCA · #495464
Palette Bfc6c4
#BFC6C4 · #E8E2D8 · #6F8F72 · #F2A65A
Palette 0a043c
#0A043C · #03506F · #BBBBBB · #FFE3D8
Palette 70d4b4
#70D4B4 · #FFEBB7 · #BBBBBB · #AAAAAA
Palette 722f99
#722F99 · #C5C1C1 · #FEE7C8 · #FF9292

Similar colors

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

#B6BBC4#BBBFCA#BFC6C4#BBBBBB#C5C1C1#C5C5C5#B9B4C7#C5C6C7#B7C4CF#AFB9C8#B6CBBD#B5C0D0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BBBFC2  ·  #BBBFC4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBBFC3?

#BBBFC3 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 187, 191, 195). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBBFC3?

#BBBFC3 is RGB 187, 191, 195 — HSL 210°, 6%, 75% — CMYK 4%, 2%, 0%, 24%.

What colors go with #BBBFC3?

Its complement is #C3BFBB; analogous partners are #BBC3C3 and #BBBBC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBBFC3 for text?

Black text on #BBBFC3 has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.