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#BFBFC3 — Mist Grey

#BFBFC3 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 #BFBFC3 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.

#BFBFC3 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 #C4C4C0; it also sits naturally between #C0C2C4 and #C2C0C4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BFBFC3 · RGB 191, 191, 195

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Color values

HEX#BFBFC3
RGB191, 191, 195
HSL240°, 3%, 76%
HSV240°, 2%, 76%
CMYK2%, 2%, 0%, 24%
XYZ49.97, 52.28, 59.09
Yxy52.28, 0.3097, 0.3240
CIE-Lab77.45, 0.75, -2.02
Hunter Lab72.30, 0.70, -1.84

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 75% · Blue 76%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #BFBFC3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BFBFC3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BFBFC3

.text { color: #BFBFC3; }
.background { background-color: #BFBFC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFBFC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 191, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 3%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFBFC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 191, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFBFC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 191, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFBFC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFBFC3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFBFC3

#AEAEB2#9B9BA1#86868D#74747B#636369#525257#404044#2D2D2F#1B1B1D#0A0A0B

Tints of #BFBFC3

#C5C5C9#CACACE#D0D0D2#D5D5D7#DADADC#DFDFE1#E5E5E6#EAEAEB#EFEFF0#F4F4F5

Tones of #BFBFC3

#C0C0C4#C1C1C3#C1C1C3#C1C1C2#C1C1C2#C2C2C2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C4C4C0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.83:1 Fails
Against black text11.46:1 AAA

Best text color on #BFBFC3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFBFC3

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 #BFBFC3: ·

How #BFBFC3 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 #BFBFC3 rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#C5C1C1#BFC6C4#BBBFCA#C5C5C5#BBBBBB#B6BBC4#C5C6C7#C8C6C6#C8C2BC#C5C7BC#B9B4C7#C7C8CC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BFBFC2  ·  #BFBFC4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFBFC3?

#BFBFC3 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 191, 191, 195). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFBFC3?

#BFBFC3 is RGB 191, 191, 195 — HSL 240°, 3%, 76% — CMYK 2%, 2%, 0%, 24%.

What colors go with #BFBFC3?

Its complement is #C4C4C0; analogous partners are #C0C2C4 and #C2C0C4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFBFC3 for text?

Black text on #BFBFC3 has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.