Palettes / Colors / #CBC9CF

#CBC9CF — Mist Grey

#CBC9CF is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the gray family.

#CBC9CF 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 #CDCFC9; it also sits naturally between #C9CACF and #CEC9CF. 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 80% · Green 79% · Blue 81%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBC9CF

.text { color: #CBC9CF; }
.background { background-color: #CBC9CF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBC9CF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 201, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(260, 6%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBC9CF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 201, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBC9CF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 201, 207, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBC9CF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBC9CF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDCFC9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBC9CF: #000000.

How #CBC9CF 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 #CBC9CF 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBC9CF?

#CBC9CF is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 203, 201, 207). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBC9CF?

#CBC9CF is RGB 203, 201, 207 — HSL 260°, 6%, 80% — CMYK 2%, 3%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #CBC9CF?

Its complement is #CDCFC9; analogous partners are #C9CACF and #CEC9CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBC9CF for text?

Black text on #CBC9CF has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.