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#BFBEC3 — Mist Grey

#BFBEC3 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 #BFBEC3 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.

#BFBEC3 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 #C1C2BD; it also sits naturally between #BDBEC2 and #C0BDC2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BFBEC3 · RGB 191, 190, 195

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Color values

HEX#BFBEC3
RGB191, 190, 195
HSL252°, 4%, 75%
HSV252°, 3%, 76%
CMYK2%, 3%, 0%, 24%
XYZ49.75, 51.84, 59.01
Yxy51.84, 0.3098, 0.3228
CIE-Lab77.19, 1.28, -2.40
Hunter Lab72.00, 1.19, -2.19

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 75% · Blue 76%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #BFBEC3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BFBEC3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BFBEC3

.text { color: #BFBEC3; }
.background { background-color: #BFBEC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFBEC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 190, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(252, 4%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFBEC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 190, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFBEC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 190, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFBEC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFBEC3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFBEC3

#ABAAB1#9998A0#87858E#75737D#64626A#504E55#3E3D42#2D2C30#1B1B1D#0A0A0B

Tints of #BFBEC3

#C3C2C7#C8C7CC#CDCDD0#D3D2D5#DADADD#E0DFE2#E5E4E7#EAEAEB#EFEFF0#F5F4F5

Tones of #BFBEC3

#BEBDC1#BEBDC1#BEBEC1#BEBEC1#BFBFC0#BFBFC0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1C2BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.85:1 Fails
Against black text11.37:1 AAA

Best text color on #BFBEC3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFBEC3

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 #BFBEC3: ·

How #BFBEC3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BFBFC2Deuteranopia · #BFBFC2Tritanopia · #BFC1C1

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 #BFBEC3 rather than the exact color:

Palette 722f99
#722F99 · #C5C1C1 · #FEE7C8 · #FF9292
Palette Bfc6c4
#BFC6C4 · #E8E2D8 · #6F8F72 · #F2A65A
Palette F4f4f2
#F4F4F2 · #E8E8E8 · #BBBFCA · #495464
Palette 0a043c
#0A043C · #03506F · #BBBBBB · #FFE3D8
Palette 70d4b4
#70D4B4 · #FFEBB7 · #BBBBBB · #AAAAAA
Palette Ffefe0
#FFEFE0 · #FED9CA · #C5C5C5 · #7D7D7D

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BFBEC2  ·  #BFBEC4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFBEC3?

#BFBEC3 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 191, 190, 195). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFBEC3?

#BFBEC3 is RGB 191, 190, 195 — HSL 252°, 4%, 75% — CMYK 2%, 3%, 0%, 24%.

What colors go with #BFBEC3?

Its complement is #C1C2BD; analogous partners are #BDBEC2 and #C0BDC2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFBEC3 for text?

Black text on #BFBEC3 has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.