Palettes / Colors / #C4BCBB

#C4BCBB — Mist Grey

#C4BCBB 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 #C4BCBB 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.

#C4BCBB 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 #BBC3C4; it also sits naturally between #C4BBBE and #C4C0BB. 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 77% · Green 74% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 5% · Key 23%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C4BCBB

.text { color: #C4BCBB; }
.background { background-color: #C4BCBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C4BCBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(196, 188, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 7%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C4BCBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(196, 188, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C4BCBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(196, 188, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C4BCBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C4BCBB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBC3C4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C4BCBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C4BCBB

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:

How #C4BCBB 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 #C4BCBB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #C4BCBB?

#C4BCBB is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 196, 188, 187). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C4BCBB?

#C4BCBB is RGB 196, 188, 187 — HSL 7°, 7%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 5%, 23%.

What colors go with #C4BCBB?

Its complement is #BBC3C4; analogous partners are #C4BBBE and #C4C0BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C4BCBB for text?

Black text on #C4BCBB has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.