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#BFBAC3 — Mist Grey

#BFBAC3 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 #BFBAC3 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.

#BFBAC3 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 #BFC4BB; it also sits naturally between #BBBBC4 and #C4BBC3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BFBAC3 · RGB 191, 186, 195

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Color values

HEX#BFBAC3
RGB191, 186, 195
HSL273°, 7%, 75%
HSV273°, 5%, 76%
CMYK2%, 5%, 0%, 24%
XYZ48.90, 50.13, 58.73
Yxy50.13, 0.3099, 0.3178
CIE-Lab76.15, 3.43, -3.92
Hunter Lab70.81, 3.19, -3.60

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 73% · Blue 76%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 24%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BFBAC3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BFBAC3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BFBAC3

.text { color: #BFBAC3; }
.background { background-color: #BFBAC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFBAC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 186, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 7%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFBAC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 186, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFBAC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 186, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFBAC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFBAC3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFBAC3

#AEA8B3#9C95A3#8B8192#796F80#675F6D#524C57#403B44#2E2B31#1C1A1E#0A090B

Tints of #BFBAC3

#C5C0C8#CAC6CD#CFCBD2#D4D1D7#DCD9DE#E1DEE3#E6E4E7#EBE9EC#F0EFF1#F5F4F6

Tones of #BFBAC3

#C0BBC3#C0BCC2#C0BDC2#BFBDC1#BFBEC1#BFBFC0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFC4BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.90:1 Fails
Against black text11.03:1 AAA

Best text color on #BFBAC3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFBAC3

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 #BFBAC3: ·

How #BFBAC3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BDBDC1Deuteranopia · #BDBEC0Tritanopia · #BFBFBF

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 #BFBAC3 rather than the exact color:

Palette 0a043c
#0A043C · #03506F · #BBBBBB · #FFE3D8
Palette 70d4b4
#70D4B4 · #FFEBB7 · #BBBBBB · #AAAAAA
Palette 161a30
#161A30 · #31304D · #B6BBC4 · #F0ECE5
Palette 352f44
#352F44 · #5C5470 · #B9B4C7 · #FAF0E6
Palette 722f99
#722F99 · #C5C1C1 · #FEE7C8 · #FF9292
Palette F4f4f2
#F4F4F2 · #E8E8E8 · #BBBFCA · #495464

Similar colors

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

#BBBBBB#B6BBC4#B9B4C7#C5C1C1#BBBFCA#BFC6C4#C5C5C5#C8C2BC#C5C6C7#B7B7B7#C8C6C6#C5B0CD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BFBAC2  ·  #BFBAC4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFBAC3?

#BFBAC3 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 191, 186, 195). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFBAC3?

#BFBAC3 is RGB 191, 186, 195 — HSL 273°, 7%, 75% — CMYK 2%, 5%, 0%, 24%.

What colors go with #BFBAC3?

Its complement is #BFC4BB; analogous partners are #BBBBC4 and #C4BBC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFBAC3 for text?

Black text on #BFBAC3 has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.90:1.