Palettes / Colors / #CBC2CA

#CBC2CA — Mist Grey

#CBC2CA is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

#CBC2CA 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 #C2CBC3; it also sits naturally between #C8C2CB and #CBC2C6. 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 80% · Green 76% · Blue 79%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBC2CA

.text { color: #CBC2CA; }
.background { background-color: #CBC2CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBC2CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 194, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(307, 8%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBC2CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 194, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBC2CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 194, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBC2CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBC2CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2CBC3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBC2CA: #000000.

How #CBC2CA 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 #CBC2CA 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

← #CBC2C9  ·  #CBC2CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBC2CA?

#CBC2CA is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 203, 194, 202). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBC2CA?

#CBC2CA is RGB 203, 194, 202 — HSL 307°, 8%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBC2CA?

Its complement is #C2CBC3; analogous partners are #C8C2CB and #CBC2C6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBC2CA for text?

Black text on #CBC2CA has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.