Palettes / Colors / #C5CECD

#C5CECD — Mist Grey

#C5CECD is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

#C5CECD 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 #CEC5C6; it also sits naturally between #C5CEC8 and #C5CACE. 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 80%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #C5CECD

.text { color: #C5CECD; }
.background { background-color: #C5CECD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C5CECD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(197, 206, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 8%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C5CECD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(197, 206, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C5CECD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(197, 206, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C5CECD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C5CECD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEC5C6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C5CECD: #000000.

How #C5CECD 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 #C5CECD 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

← #C5CECC  ·  #C5CECE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C5CECD?

#C5CECD is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 197, 206, 205). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C5CECD?

#C5CECD is RGB 197, 206, 205 — HSL 173°, 8%, 79% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #C5CECD?

Its complement is #CEC5C6; analogous partners are #C5CEC8 and #C5CACE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C5CECD for text?

Black text on #C5CECD has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.