Palettes / Colors / #BCBEC5

#BCBEC5 — Mist Grey

#BCBEC5 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 #BCBEC5 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.

#BCBEC5 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 #C4C2BB; it also sits naturally between #BBC1C4 and #BDBBC4. 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 74% · Green 75% · Blue 77%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 23%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCBEC5

.text { color: #BCBEC5; }
.background { background-color: #BCBEC5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCBEC5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 190, 197); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(227, 7%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCBEC5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 190, 197, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCBEC5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 190, 197, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCBEC5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCBEC5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C4C2BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCBEC5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCBEC5

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:

How #BCBEC5 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 #BCBEC5 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

← #BCBEC4  ·  #BCBEC6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCBEC5?

#BCBEC5 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 188, 190, 197). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCBEC5?

#BCBEC5 is RGB 188, 190, 197 — HSL 227°, 7%, 75% — CMYK 5%, 4%, 0%, 23%.

What colors go with #BCBEC5?

Its complement is #C4C2BB; analogous partners are #BBC1C4 and #BDBBC4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCBEC5 for text?

Black text on #BCBEC5 has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.86:1.