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#BFB0BC — Silver Grey

#BFB0BC 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 #BFB0BC 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.

#BFB0BC 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 #B0BFB3; it also sits naturally between #BAB0BF and #BFB0B5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BFB0BC · RGB 191, 176, 188

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Color values

HEX#BFB0BC
RGB191, 176, 188
HSL312°, 10%, 72%
HSV312°, 8%, 75%
CMYK0%, 8%, 2%, 25%
XYZ46.09, 45.76, 53.98
Yxy45.76, 0.3160, 0.3138
CIE-Lab73.39, 7.52, -4.17
Hunter Lab67.64, 6.96, -3.78

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 69% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 2% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BFB0BC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BFB0BC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BFB0BC

.text { color: #BFB0BC; }
.background { background-color: #BFB0BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFB0BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 176, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(312, 10%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFB0BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 176, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFB0BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 176, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFB0BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFB0BC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFB0BC

#AF9DAB#9F899A#91788C#7E677A#6B5767#574754#433741#322931#1F191E#0B090B

Tints of #BFB0BC

#C3B6C1#CABEC8#CFC4CD#D6CDD4#DAD2D9#DFD8DD#E6E0E5#EAE6E9#F1EEF1#F6F4F5

Tones of #BFB0BC

#BEB1BB#BDB3BB#BCB3BA#BAB5B9#BAB5B9#B8B7B8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0BFB3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.07:1 Fails
Against black text10.15:1 AAA

Best text color on #BFB0BC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFB0BC

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 #BFB0BC: ·

How #BFB0BC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B9B8B9Deuteranopia · #B9BBB8Tritanopia · #BEB7B6

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 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BFB0BC rather than the exact color:

Royal Cinder
#7280BB · #624A71 · #C5AAB9 · #876358
Palette 0a043c
#0A043C · #03506F · #BBBBBB · #FFE3D8
Palette 70d4b4
#70D4B4 · #FFEBB7 · #BBBBBB · #AAAAAA
Palette Eddfe0
#EDDFE0 · #F5F5F7 · #B7B7B7 · #705C53
Palette B4b4b8
#B4B4B8 · #C7C8CC · #E3E1D9 · #F2EFE5
Cosmic Ruby Mirage
#C6A6BA · #A87B50 · #94AB85 · #7BB5A3

Similar colors

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

#C5AAB9#BBBBBB#B7B7B7#B4B4B8#C6A6BA#B9B4C7#B8B0B0#B4B4B3#C1A1BE#B6BBC4#BBA3C5#CFADC1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BFB0BB  ·  #BFB0BD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFB0BC?

#BFB0BC is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 191, 176, 188). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFB0BC?

#BFB0BC is RGB 191, 176, 188 — HSL 312°, 10%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 2%, 25%.

What colors go with #BFB0BC?

Its complement is #B0BFB3; analogous partners are #BAB0BF and #BFB0B5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFB0BC for text?

Black text on #BFB0BC has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.07:1.