Palettes / Colors / #CBCED4

#CBCED4 — Mist Grey

#CBCED4 is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #CBCED4 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CBCED4 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 #D3D0CA; it also sits naturally between #CAD1D3 and #CCCAD3. 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 81% · Blue 83%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBCED4

.text { color: #CBCED4; }
.background { background-color: #CBCED4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBCED4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 206, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(220, 9%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBCED4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 206, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBCED4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 206, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBCED4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBCED4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3D0CA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBCED4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBCED4

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #CBCED4 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 #CBCED4 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

← #CBCED3  ·  #CBCED5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBCED4?

#CBCED4 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 203, 206, 212). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBCED4?

#CBCED4 is RGB 203, 206, 212 — HSL 220°, 9%, 81% — CMYK 4%, 3%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #CBCED4?

Its complement is #D3D0CA; analogous partners are #CAD1D3 and #CCCAD3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBCED4 for text?

Black text on #CBCED4 has a contrast ratio of 13.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.