Palettes / Colors / #C6CCCD

#C6CCCD — Mist Grey

#C6CCCD is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

#C6CCCD 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 #CDC7C6; it also sits naturally between #C6CDCB and #C6C8CD. 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 78% · Green 80% · Blue 80%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C6CCCD

.text { color: #C6CCCD; }
.background { background-color: #C6CCCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C6CCCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(198, 204, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 7%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C6CCCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(198, 204, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C6CCCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(198, 204, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C6CCCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C6CCCD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDC7C6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C6CCCD: #000000.

How #C6CCCD 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 #C6CCCD 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

← #C6CCCC  ·  #C6CCCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C6CCCD?

#C6CCCD is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 198, 204, 205). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C6CCCD?

#C6CCCD is RGB 198, 204, 205 — HSL 189°, 7%, 79% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #C6CCCD?

Its complement is #CDC7C6; analogous partners are #C6CDCB and #C6C8CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C6CCCD for text?

Black text on #C6CCCD has a contrast ratio of 12.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.