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#BBBFC6 — Mist Grey

#BBBFC6 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 #BBBFC6 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.

#BBBFC6 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 #C5C1BA; it also sits naturally between #BAC3C5 and #BBBAC5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BBBFC6 · RGB 187, 191, 198

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Color values

HEX#BBBFC6
RGB187, 191, 198
HSL218°, 9%, 75%
HSV218°, 6%, 78%
CMYK6%, 4%, 0%, 22%
XYZ49.32, 51.90, 60.85
Yxy51.90, 0.3043, 0.3203
CIE-Lab77.22, -0.04, -4.01
Hunter Lab72.04, -0.04, -3.70

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 75% · Blue 78%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 22%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BBBFC6 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BBBFC6 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BBBFC6

.text { color: #BBBFC6; }
.background { background-color: #BBBFC6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBBFC6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 191, 198); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(218, 9%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBBFC6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 191, 198, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBBFC6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 191, 198, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBBFC6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBBFC6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBBFC6

#A6ABB5#9399A5#7F8794#6D7583#5D646F#4A5059#3A3E45#2A2D32#1A1B1F#090A0B

Tints of #BBBFC6

#BFC3CA#C5C8CE#CACDD3#D0D3D8#D8DADF#DEE0E3#E3E5E8#E9EAEC#EEEFF1#F4F5F6

Tones of #BBBFC6

#BABEC4#BBBEC3#BCBEC2#BDBFC2#BDBFC1#BFBFC0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C5C1BA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.85:1 Fails
Against black text11.38:1 AAA

Best text color on #BBBFC6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBBFC6

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 #BBBFC6: ·

How #BBBFC6 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BDBDC4Deuteranopia · #BDBCC4Tritanopia · #BBC3C3

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 #BBBFC6 rather than the exact color:

Palette F4f4f2
#F4F4F2 · #E8E8E8 · #BBBFCA · #495464
Palette 161a30
#161A30 · #31304D · #B6BBC4 · #F0ECE5
Palette Bfc6c4
#BFC6C4 · #E8E2D8 · #6F8F72 · #F2A65A
Palette B7c4cf
#B7C4CF · #EEE3CB · #D7C0AE · #967E76
Palette 352f44
#352F44 · #5C5470 · #B9B4C7 · #FAF0E6
Palette 722f99
#722F99 · #C5C1C1 · #FEE7C8 · #FF9292

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BBBFC5  ·  #BBBFC7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBBFC6?

#BBBFC6 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 187, 191, 198). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBBFC6?

#BBBFC6 is RGB 187, 191, 198 — HSL 218°, 9%, 75% — CMYK 6%, 4%, 0%, 22%.

What colors go with #BBBFC6?

Its complement is #C5C1BA; analogous partners are #BAC3C5 and #BBBAC5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBBFC6 for text?

Black text on #BBBFC6 has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.