Palettes / Colors / #CBCBD4

#CBCBD4 — Mist Grey

#CBCBD4 is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the gray family.

#CBCBD4 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 #D3D3CA; it also sits naturally between #CACFD3 and #CFCAD3. 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 80% · Blue 83%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

Previews

CSS code for #CBCBD4

.text { color: #CBCBD4; }
.background { background-color: #CBCBD4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBCBD4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 203, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 9%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBCBD4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 203, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBCBD4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 203, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBCBD4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBCBD4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBCBD4

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Tones of #CBCBD4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3D3CA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBCBD4: #000000.

How #CBCBD4 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 #CBCBD4 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBCBD3  ·  #CBCBD5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBCBD4?

#CBCBD4 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 203, 203, 212). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBCBD4?

#CBCBD4 is RGB 203, 203, 212 — HSL 240°, 9%, 81% — CMYK 4%, 4%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #CBCBD4?

Its complement is #D3D3CA; analogous partners are #CACFD3 and #CFCAD3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBCBD4 for text?

Black text on #CBCBD4 has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.