Palettes / Colors / #CBCFCA

#CBCFCA — Mist Grey

#CBCFCA 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 #CBCFCA 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.

#CBCFCA 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 #CEC9CF; it also sits naturally between #CDCFC9 and #C9CFCB. 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 81% · Blue 79%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBCFCA

.text { color: #CBCFCA; }
.background { background-color: #CBCFCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBCFCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 207, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(108, 5%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBCFCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 207, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBCFCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 207, 202, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEC9CF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBCFCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBCFCA

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 #CBCFCA 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 #CBCFCA 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

← #CBCFC9  ·  #CBCFCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBCFCA?

#CBCFCA is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 203, 207, 202). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBCFCA?

#CBCFCA is RGB 203, 207, 202 — HSL 108°, 5%, 80% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 2%, 19%.

What colors go with #CBCFCA?

Its complement is #CEC9CF; analogous partners are #CDCFC9 and #C9CFCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBCFCA for text?

Black text on #CBCFCA has a contrast ratio of 13.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.