Palettes / Colors / #BFBCBC

#BFBCBC — Silver Grey

#BFBCBC is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

#BFBCBC 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 #BBBEBE; it also sits naturally between #BEBBBD and #BEBDBB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 74% · Blue 74%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFBCBC

.text { color: #BFBCBC; }
.background { background-color: #BFBCBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFBCBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 188, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 2%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFBCBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 188, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFBCBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 188, 188, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BFBCBC

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Tones of #BFBCBC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBBEBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFBCBC: #000000.

How #BFBCBC looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

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

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BFBCBB  ·  #BFBCBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFBCBC?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFBCBC?

#BFBCBC is RGB 191, 188, 188 — HSL 0°, 2%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 2%, 25%.

What colors go with #BFBCBC?

Its complement is #BBBEBE; analogous partners are #BEBBBD and #BEBDBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFBCBC for text?

Black text on #BFBCBC has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.