Palettes / Colors / #CBCBC8

#CBCBC8 — Mist Grey

#CBCBC8 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 #CBCBC8 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.

#CBCBC8 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 #C8C8CB; it also sits naturally between #CBC9C8 and #C9CBC8. 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 78%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBCBC8

.text { color: #CBCBC8; }
.background { background-color: #CBCBC8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBCBC8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 203, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 3%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBCBC8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 203, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBCBC8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 203, 200, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBCBC8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBCBC8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8C8CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBCBC8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBCBC8

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 #CBCBC8 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 #CBCBC8 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

← #CBCBC7  ·  #CBCBC9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBCBC8?

#CBCBC8 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 203, 203, 200). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBCBC8?

#CBCBC8 is RGB 203, 203, 200 — HSL 60°, 3%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 1%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBCBC8?

Its complement is #C8C8CB; analogous partners are #CBC9C8 and #C9CBC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBCBC8 for text?

Black text on #CBCBC8 has a contrast ratio of 12.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.