Palettes / Colors / #C4CBC2

#C4CBC2 — Mist Grey

#C4CBC2 is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

#C4CBC2 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 #C9C2CB; it also sits naturally between #C9CBC2 and #C2CBC5. 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 80% · Blue 76%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 20%

Previews

CSS code for #C4CBC2

.text { color: #C4CBC2; }
.background { background-color: #C4CBC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C4CBC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(196, 203, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(107, 8%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C4CBC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(196, 203, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C4CBC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(196, 203, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C4CBC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C4CBC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C4CBC2

Tints of #C4CBC2

Tones of #C4CBC2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C9C2CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C4CBC2: #000000.

How #C4CBC2 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 #C4CBC2 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C4CBC1  ·  #C4CBC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C4CBC2?

#C4CBC2 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 196, 203, 194). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C4CBC2?

#C4CBC2 is RGB 196, 203, 194 — HSL 107°, 8%, 78% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 4%, 20%.

What colors go with #C4CBC2?

Its complement is #C9C2CB; analogous partners are #C9CBC2 and #C2CBC5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C4CBC2 for text?

Black text on #C4CBC2 has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.