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#BCC3BB — Mist Grey

#BCC3BB 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 #BCC3BB 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.

#BCC3BB 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 #C2BBC3; it also sits naturally between #C0C3BB and #BBC3BE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BCC3BB · RGB 188, 195, 187

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Color values

HEX#BCC3BB
RGB188, 195, 187
HSL112°, 6%, 75%
HSV112°, 4%, 76%
CMYK4%, 0%, 4%, 24%
XYZ49.22, 53.31, 54.71
Yxy53.31, 0.3130, 0.3390
CIE-Lab78.06, -3.89, 3.17
Hunter Lab73.01, -3.59, 2.81

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 76% · Blue 73%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #BCC3BB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BCC3BB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BCC3BB

.text { color: #BCC3BB; }
.background { background-color: #BCC3BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCC3BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 195, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(112, 6%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCC3BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 195, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCC3BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 195, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCC3BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCC3BB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCC3BB

#AAB2A9#97A296#859183#737F71#626C60#4E564D#3D443C#2C312B#1B1E1A#0A0B0A

Tints of #BCC3BB

#C2C8C1#C7CDC6#CCD1CC#D2D6D1#DADDD9#DFE2DF#E4E7E4#EAECE9#EFF1EF#F4F5F4

Tones of #BCC3BB

#BDC2BC#BDC2BD#BEC1BD#BEC1BD#BEC1BE#BFC0BF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2BBC3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.80:1 Fails
Against black text11.66:1 AAA

Best text color on #BCC3BB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCC3BB

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 #BCC3BB: ·

How #BCC3BB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BFBFBDDeuteranopia · #BFBEBDTritanopia · #BCBEBF

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 · #F8F9FAMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BCC3BB rather than the exact color:

Palette 163020
#163020 · #304D30 · #B6C4B6 · #EEF0E5
Palette 0a043c
#0A043C · #03506F · #BBBBBB · #FFE3D8
Palette 70d4b4
#70D4B4 · #FFEBB7 · #BBBBBB · #AAAAAA
Palette B6ae9f
#B6AE9F · #C5C7BC · #DEDED1 · #FBF3D1
Palette Bfc6c4
#BFC6C4 · #E8E2D8 · #6F8F72 · #F2A65A
Palette B6cbbd
#B6CBBD · #754E1A · #CBA35C · #F8E1B7

Similar colors

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

#B6C4B6#BBBBBB#C5C7BC#BFC6C4#B6CBBD#C5C1C1#B2C8BA#C8C2BC#B6BBC4#C5C5C5#B7B7B7#C1CFC0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BCC3BA  ·  #BCC3BC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCC3BB?

#BCC3BB is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 188, 195, 187). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCC3BB?

#BCC3BB is RGB 188, 195, 187 — HSL 112°, 6%, 75% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 4%, 24%.

What colors go with #BCC3BB?

Its complement is #C2BBC3; analogous partners are #C0C3BB and #BBC3BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCC3BB for text?

Black text on #BCC3BB has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.