Palettes / Colors / #C5CECA

#C5CECA — Mist Grey

#C5CECA is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

#C5CECA 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 #CEC5C9; it also sits naturally between #C5CEC6 and #C5CDCE. 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 77% · Green 81% · Blue 79%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C5CECA

.text { color: #C5CECA; }
.background { background-color: #C5CECA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C5CECA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(197, 206, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(153, 8%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C5CECA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(197, 206, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C5CECA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(197, 206, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C5CECA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C5CECA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEC5C9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C5CECA: #000000.

How #C5CECA 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 #C5CECA 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

← #C5CEC9  ·  #C5CECB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C5CECA?

#C5CECA is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 197, 206, 202). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C5CECA?

#C5CECA is RGB 197, 206, 202 — HSL 153°, 8%, 79% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 2%, 19%.

What colors go with #C5CECA?

Its complement is #CEC5C9; analogous partners are #C5CEC6 and #C5CDCE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C5CECA for text?

Black text on #C5CECA has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.