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#BCBBC3 — Mist Grey

#BCBBC3 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 #BCBBC3 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.

#BCBBC3 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 #C2C3BB; it also sits naturally between #BBBEC3 and #C0BBC3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BCBBC3 · RGB 188, 187, 195

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Color values

HEX#BCBBC3
RGB188, 187, 195
HSL248°, 6%, 75%
HSV248°, 4%, 76%
CMYK4%, 4%, 0%, 24%
XYZ48.36, 50.17, 58.77
Yxy50.17, 0.3074, 0.3190
CIE-Lab76.17, 1.86, -3.91
Hunter Lab70.83, 1.72, -3.60

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 73% · Blue 76%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #BCBBC3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BCBBC3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BCBBC3

.text { color: #BCBBC3; }
.background { background-color: #BCBBC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCBBC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 187, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(248, 6%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCBBC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 187, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCBBC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 187, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCBBC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCBBC3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCBBC3

#AAA9B2#9796A2#858391#73717F#62606C#4E4D56#3D3C44#2C2B31#1B1A1E#0A0A0B

Tints of #BCBBC3

#C2C1C8#C7C6CD#CCCCD1#D2D1D6#DAD9DD#DFDFE2#E4E4E7#EAE9EC#EFEFF1#F4F4F5

Tones of #BCBBC3

#BDBCC2#BDBDC2#BEBDC1#BEBDC1#BEBEC1#BFBFC0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2C3BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.90:1 Fails
Against black text11.03:1 AAA

Best text color on #BCBBC3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCBBC3

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 #BCBBC3: ·

How #BCBBC3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BCBCC1Deuteranopia · #BCBCC1Tritanopia · #BCC0BF

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 #BCBBC3 rather than the exact color:

Palette 161a30
#161A30 · #31304D · #B6BBC4 · #F0ECE5
Palette 0a043c
#0A043C · #03506F · #BBBBBB · #FFE3D8
Palette 70d4b4
#70D4B4 · #FFEBB7 · #BBBBBB · #AAAAAA
Palette F4f4f2
#F4F4F2 · #E8E8E8 · #BBBFCA · #495464
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:

#B6BBC4#BBBBBB#BBBFCA#B9B4C7#C5C1C1#BFC6C4#C5C5C5#B7B7B7#AFB9C8#C5C6C7#B4B4B8#C8C2BC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BCBBC2  ·  #BCBBC4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCBBC3?

#BCBBC3 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 188, 187, 195). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCBBC3?

#BCBBC3 is RGB 188, 187, 195 — HSL 248°, 6%, 75% — CMYK 4%, 4%, 0%, 24%.

What colors go with #BCBBC3?

Its complement is #C2C3BB; analogous partners are #BBBEC3 and #C0BBC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCBBC3 for text?

Black text on #BCBBC3 has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.90:1.