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#BEBEBA — Silver Grey

#BEBEBA is a gray color we call Silver 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 #BEBEBA 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.

#BEBEBA 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 #BBBBBF; it also sits naturally between #BFBDBB and #BDBFBB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BEBEBA · RGB 190, 190, 186

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Color values

HEX#BEBEBA
RGB190, 190, 186
HSL60°, 3%, 74%
HSV60°, 2%, 75%
CMYK0%, 0%, 2%, 25%
XYZ48.51, 51.32, 53.80
Yxy51.32, 0.3158, 0.3340
CIE-Lab76.87, -0.73, 2.01
Hunter Lab71.64, -0.67, 1.78

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 75% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 25%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #BEBEBA

.text { color: #BEBEBA; }
.background { background-color: #BEBEBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEBEBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 190, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 3%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEBEBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 190, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEBEBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 190, 186, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BEBEBA

#ADADA8#9C9C96#8B8B84#797972#666660#54544F#42423E#2F2F2D#1D1D1B#0B0B0A

Tints of #BEBEBA

#C4C4C0#C9C9C5#D0D0CD#D5D5D2#DADAD8#DFDFDD#E4E4E2#EBEBEA#F0F0EF#F5F5F4

Tones of #BEBEBA

#BFBFBB#BEBEBB#BEBEBB#BDBDBC#BDBDBC#BDBDBD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBBBBF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.86:1 Fails
Against black text11.26:1 AAA

Best text color on #BEBEBA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEBEBA

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 #BEBEBA: ·

How #BEBEBA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BEBEBBDeuteranopia · #BEBEBBTritanopia · #BEBCBC

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 #BEBEBA rather than the exact color:

Palette 0a043c
#0A043C · #03506F · #BBBBBB · #FFE3D8
Palette 70d4b4
#70D4B4 · #FFEBB7 · #BBBBBB · #AAAAAA
Palette 722f99
#722F99 · #C5C1C1 · #FEE7C8 · #FF9292
Palette Eddfe0
#EDDFE0 · #F5F5F7 · #B7B7B7 · #705C53
Palette 163020
#163020 · #304D30 · #B6C4B6 · #EEF0E5
Palette Cc9b6d
#CC9B6D · #F1CA89 · #F2DAC3 · #C8C2BC

Similar colors

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

#BBBBBB#C5C1C1#B7B7B7#B6C4B6#C8C2BC#C5C7BC#BFC6C4#B6BBC4#B4B4B8#C5C5C5#B6CBBD#B2C8BA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BEBEB9  ·  #BEBEBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEBEBA?

#BEBEBA is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 190, 190, 186). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEBEBA?

#BEBEBA is RGB 190, 190, 186 — HSL 60°, 3%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 2%, 25%.

What colors go with #BEBEBA?

Its complement is #BBBBBF; analogous partners are #BFBDBB and #BDBFBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEBEBA for text?

Black text on #BEBEBA has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.86:1.