Palettes / Colors / #C8C8CB

#C8C8CB — Mist Grey

#C8C8CB is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

#C8C8CB 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 #CBCBC8; it also sits naturally between #C8C9CB and #C9C8CB. 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 78% · Blue 80%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C8C8CB

.text { color: #C8C8CB; }
.background { background-color: #C8C8CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C8C8CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(200, 200, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 3%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C8C8CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(200, 200, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C8C8CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(200, 200, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C8C8CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C8C8CB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBCBC8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C8C8CB: #000000.

How #C8C8CB 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 #C8C8CB 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

← #C8C8CA  ·  #C8C8CC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C8C8CB?

#C8C8CB is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 200, 200, 203). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C8C8CB?

#C8C8CB is RGB 200, 200, 203 — HSL 240°, 3%, 79% — CMYK 1%, 1%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #C8C8CB?

Its complement is #CBCBC8; analogous partners are #C8C9CB and #C9C8CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C8C8CB for text?

Black text on #C8C8CB has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.