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#BDBFC3 — Mist Grey

#BDBFC3 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 #BDBFC3 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.

#BDBFC3 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 #C2C0BC; it also sits naturally between #BCC1C2 and #BDBCC2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BDBFC3 · RGB 189, 191, 195

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Color values

HEX#BDBFC3
RGB189, 191, 195
HSL220°, 5%, 75%
HSV220°, 3%, 76%
CMYK3%, 2%, 0%, 24%
XYZ49.47, 52.02, 59.06
Yxy52.02, 0.3081, 0.3240
CIE-Lab77.29, 0.06, -2.26
Hunter Lab72.13, 0.06, -2.07

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 75% · Blue 76%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 24%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BDBFC3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BDBFC3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BDBFC3

.text { color: #BDBFC3; }
.background { background-color: #BDBFC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDBFC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 191, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(220, 5%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDBFC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 191, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDBFC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 191, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDBFC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDBFC3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BDBFC3

#A9ACB1#979AA1#848890#72767E#61646B#4E5056#3D3F43#2C2D30#1B1C1D#0A0A0B

Tints of #BDBFC3

#C1C3C7#C7C9CC#CCCED1#D1D3D6#DADBDD#DFE0E2#E4E5E7#EAEAEC#EFEFF0#F4F5F5

Tones of #BDBFC3

#BDBEC2#BDBEC2#BDBFC1#BEBFC1#BFBFC0#BFBFC0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2C0BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.84:1 Fails
Against black text11.40:1 AAA

Best text color on #BDBFC3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDBFC3

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 #BDBFC3: ·

How #BDBFC3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BEBEC2Deuteranopia · #BEBEC2Tritanopia · #BDC1C1

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 #BDBFC3 rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#BBBFCA#BFC6C4#B6BBC4#C5C1C1#BBBBBB#C5C5C5#C5C6C7#B9B4C7#C5C7BC#C8C6C6#C8C2BC#B7C4CF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BDBFC2  ·  #BDBFC4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDBFC3?

#BDBFC3 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 189, 191, 195). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDBFC3?

#BDBFC3 is RGB 189, 191, 195 — HSL 220°, 5%, 75% — CMYK 3%, 2%, 0%, 24%.

What colors go with #BDBFC3?

Its complement is #C2C0BC; analogous partners are #BCC1C2 and #BDBCC2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDBFC3 for text?

Black text on #BDBFC3 has a contrast ratio of 11.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.