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#CBCFC8 — Mist Grey

#CBCFC8 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 #CBCFC8 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.

#CBCFC8 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 #CCC8D0; it also sits naturally between #CFD0C8 and #C8D0C9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBCFC8 · RGB 203, 207, 200

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Color values

HEX#CBCFC8
RGB203, 207, 200
HSL94°, 7%, 80%
HSV94°, 3%, 81%
CMYK2%, 0%, 3%, 19%
XYZ57.37, 61.49, 63.49
Yxy61.49, 0.3146, 0.3372
CIE-Lab82.64, -2.63, 2.99
Hunter Lab78.42, -2.50, 2.72

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 81% · Blue 78%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CBCFC8 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CBCFC8 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CBCFC8

.text { color: #CBCFC8; }
.background { background-color: #CBCFC8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBCFC8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 207, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(94, 7%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBCFC8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 207, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBCFC8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 207, 200, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBCFC8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBCFC8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBCFC8

#B7BDB3#A5ACA0#90998A#7E8877#6A7364#565D51#444A40#30342D#1E211C#0A0B09

Tints of #CBCFC8

#D1D4CE#D3D7D1#D8DBD6#DBDED9#E0E3DE#E5E7E4#E8EAE6#EDEEEC#F0F1EF#F5F6F4

Tones of #CBCFC8

#CCCFC9#CCCFC9#CCCECA#CCCECA#CCCDCB#CCCDCB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCC8D0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.58:1 Fails
Against black text13.30:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBCFC8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBCFC8

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CBCFC8: ·

How #CBCFC8 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #CDCDCADeuteranopia · #CDCCCATritanopia · #CBCBCB

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CBCFC8 rather than the exact color:

Palette 7c9473
#7C9473 · #CFDAC8 · #E8EAE6 · #CDD0CB
Palette B5c0d0
#B5C0D0 · #CCD3CA · #F5E8DD · #EED3D9
Palette 777c6d
#777C6D · #B7B89F · #CBCBCB · #EEEEEE
Palette A7d397
#A7D397 · #F5EEC8 · #D0D4CA · #555843
Palette E4004b
#E4004B · #ED775A · #FAD691 · #C9CDCF
Palette D9e4dd
#D9E4DD · #FBF7F0 · #CDC9C3 · #555555

Similar colors

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

#CDD0CB#CCD3CA#CBCBCB#D0D4CA#C9CDCF#CDC9C3#CFD3CE#C7C8CC#C8C6C6#C7D3C0#C5C6C7#D0C9C0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBCFC7  ·  #CBCFC9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBCFC8?

#CBCFC8 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 203, 207, 200). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBCFC8?

#CBCFC8 is RGB 203, 207, 200 — HSL 94°, 7%, 80% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 3%, 19%.

What colors go with #CBCFC8?

Its complement is #CCC8D0; analogous partners are #CFD0C8 and #C8D0C9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBCFC8 for text?

Black text on #CBCFC8 has a contrast ratio of 13.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.