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#CACECB — Mist Grey

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

#CACECB 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 #CECACD; it also sits naturally between #CBCECA and #CACECD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CACECB · RGB 202, 206, 203

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Color values

HEX#CACECB
RGB202, 206, 203
HSL135°, 4%, 80%
HSV135°, 2%, 81%
CMYK2%, 0%, 1%, 19%
XYZ57.21, 61.01, 65.26
Yxy61.01, 0.3118, 0.3325
CIE-Lab82.38, -1.91, 1.00
Hunter Lab78.11, -1.81, 0.92

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 81% · Blue 80%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CACECB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CACECB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CACECB

.text { color: #CACECB; }
.background { background-color: #CACECB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CACECB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 206, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(135, 4%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CACECB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 206, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CACECB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 206, 203, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CACECB

#B5BAB6#A2A9A4#8D968F#7A857D#676F69#535A55#424843#2F322F#1D201E#0A0B0A

Tints of #CACECB

#CFD3D0#D2D5D3#D7DAD8#DADDDB#DFE2E0#E4E7E5#E7E9E8#ECEEED#EFF0EF#F4F5F5

Tones of #CACECB

#CACECB#CACECB#CBCDCB#CBCDCB#CBCDCC#CBCDCC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CECACD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.59:1 Fails
Against black text13.20:1 AAA

Best text color on #CACECB: #000000.

How #CACECB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #CCCCCCDeuteranopia · #CCCBCCTritanopia · #CACCCC

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CACECB rather than the exact color:

Palette 777c6d
#777C6D · #B7B89F · #CBCBCB · #EEEEEE
Palette 7c9473
#7C9473 · #CFDAC8 · #E8EAE6 · #CDD0CB
Palette E4004b
#E4004B · #ED775A · #FAD691 · #C9CDCF
Palette B5c0d0
#B5C0D0 · #CCD3CA · #F5E8DD · #EED3D9
Palette B4b4b8
#B4B4B8 · #C7C8CC · #E3E1D9 · #F2EFE5
Palette 34626c
#34626C · #839B97 · #CFD3CE · #C6B497

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#CBCBCB#CDD0CB#C9CDCF#CCD3CA#C7C8CC#CFD3CE#D0D4CA#C8C6C6#CDC9C3#C5C6C7#C9CCD5#C5C5C5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CACECA  ·  #CACECC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CACECB?

#CACECB is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 202, 206, 203). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CACECB?

#CACECB is RGB 202, 206, 203 — HSL 135°, 4%, 80% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 1%, 19%.

What colors go with #CACECB?

Its complement is #CECACD; analogous partners are #CBCECA and #CACECD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CACECB for text?

Black text on #CACECB has a contrast ratio of 13.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.