Palettes / Colors / #C2CBCA

#C2CBCA — Mist Grey

#C2CBCA is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

#C2CBCA is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CBC2C3; it also sits naturally between #C2CBC6 and #C2C8CB. 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 76% · Green 80% · Blue 79%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C2CBCA

.text { color: #C2CBCA; }
.background { background-color: #C2CBCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C2CBCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(194, 203, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 8%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C2CBCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(194, 203, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C2CBCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(194, 203, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C2CBCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C2CBCA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBC2C3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C2CBCA: #000000.

How #C2CBCA 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 #C2CBCA 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

← #C2CBC9  ·  #C2CBCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C2CBCA?

#C2CBCA is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 194, 203, 202). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C2CBCA?

#C2CBCA is RGB 194, 203, 202 — HSL 173°, 8%, 78% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #C2CBCA?

Its complement is #CBC2C3; analogous partners are #C2CBC6 and #C2C8CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C2CBCA for text?

Black text on #C2CBCA has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.