Palettes / Colors / #CBCBC1

#CBCBC1 — Mist Grey

#CBCBC1 is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

#CBCBC1 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 #C2C2CC; it also sits naturally between #CCC7C2 and #C7CCC2. 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 80% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBCBC1

.text { color: #CBCBC1; }
.background { background-color: #CBCBC1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBCBC1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 203, 193); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 9%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBCBC1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 203, 193, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBCBC1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 203, 193, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBCBC1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBCBC1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2C2CC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBCBC1: #000000.

How #CBCBC1 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 #CBCBC1 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

← #CBCBC0  ·  #CBCBC2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBCBC1?

#CBCBC1 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 203, 203, 193). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBCBC1?

#CBCBC1 is RGB 203, 203, 193 — HSL 60°, 9%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 5%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBCBC1?

Its complement is #C2C2CC; analogous partners are #CCC7C2 and #C7CCC2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBCBC1 for text?

Black text on #CBCBC1 has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.