Palettes / Colors / #C6BEBE

#C6BEBE — Mist Grey

#C6BEBE is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

#C6BEBE 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 #BEC6C6; it also sits naturally between #C6BEC2 and #C6C2BE. 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 78% · Green 75% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 4% · Key 22%

Previews

CSS code for #C6BEBE

.text { color: #C6BEBE; }
.background { background-color: #C6BEBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C6BEBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(198, 190, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 7%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C6BEBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(198, 190, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C6BEBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(198, 190, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C6BEBE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C6BEBE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C6BEBE

Tints of #C6BEBE

Tones of #C6BEBE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEC6C6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C6BEBE: #000000.

How #C6BEBE 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 #C6BEBE 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

← #C6BEBD  ·  #C6BEBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C6BEBE?

#C6BEBE is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 198, 190, 190). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C6BEBE?

#C6BEBE is RGB 198, 190, 190 — HSL 0°, 7%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 4%, 22%.

What colors go with #C6BEBE?

Its complement is #BEC6C6; analogous partners are #C6BEC2 and #C6C2BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C6BEBE for text?

Black text on #C6BEBE has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.