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#BFC3BF — Mist Grey

#BFC3BF 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 #BFC3BF 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.

#BFC3BF 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 #C4C0C4; it also sits naturally between #C2C4C0 and #C0C4C2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BFC3BF · RGB 191, 195, 191

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Color values

HEX#BFC3BF
RGB191, 195, 191
HSL120°, 3%, 76%
HSV120°, 2%, 76%
CMYK2%, 0%, 2%, 24%
XYZ50.40, 53.87, 57.03
Yxy53.87, 0.3125, 0.3340
CIE-Lab78.38, -2.12, 1.51
Hunter Lab73.39, -1.96, 1.36

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 76% · Blue 75%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #BFC3BF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BFC3BF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BFC3BF

.text { color: #BFC3BF; }
.background { background-color: #BFC3BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFC3BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 195, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 3%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFC3BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 195, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFC3BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 195, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFC3BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFC3BF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFC3BF

#AEB2AE#9BA19B#868D86#747B74#636963#525752#404440#2D2F2D#1B1D1B#0A0B0A

Tints of #BFC3BF

#C5C9C5#CACECA#D0D2D0#D5D7D5#DADCDA#DFE1DF#E5E6E5#EAEBEA#EFF0EF#F4F5F4

Tones of #BFC3BF

#C0C4C0#C1C3C1#C1C3C1#C1C2C1#C1C2C1#C2C2C2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C4C0C4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.78:1 Fails
Against black text11.77:1 AAA

Best text color on #BFC3BF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFC3BF

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 #BFC3BF: ·

How #BFC3BF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C1C1C0Deuteranopia · #C1C0C0Tritanopia · #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 #BFC3BF rather than the exact color:

Palette Bfc6c4
#BFC6C4 · #E8E2D8 · #6F8F72 · #F2A65A
Palette 722f99
#722F99 · #C5C1C1 · #FEE7C8 · #FF9292
Palette B6ae9f
#B6AE9F · #C5C7BC · #DEDED1 · #FBF3D1
Palette Ffefe0
#FFEFE0 · #FED9CA · #C5C5C5 · #7D7D7D
Palette Cc9b6d
#CC9B6D · #F1CA89 · #F2DAC3 · #C8C2BC
Palette 0a043c
#0A043C · #03506F · #BBBBBB · #FFE3D8

Similar colors

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

#BFC6C4#C5C1C1#C5C7BC#C5C5C5#C8C2BC#BBBBBB#C5C6C7#C8C6C6#C1CFC0#B6CBBD#BBBFCA#B6C4B6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BFC3BE  ·  #BFC3C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFC3BF?

#BFC3BF is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 191, 195, 191). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFC3BF?

#BFC3BF is RGB 191, 195, 191 — HSL 120°, 3%, 76% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 2%, 24%.

What colors go with #BFC3BF?

Its complement is #C4C0C4; analogous partners are #C2C4C0 and #C0C4C2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFC3BF for text?

Black text on #BFC3BF has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.