Palettes / Colors / #CBCFCE

#CBCFCE — Mist Grey

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

#CBCFCE 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 #CECACB; it also sits naturally between #CACECB and #CACDCE. 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 81%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBCFCE

.text { color: #CBCFCE; }
.background { background-color: #CBCFCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBCFCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 207, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(165, 4%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBCFCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 207, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBCFCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 207, 206, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CECACB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBCFCE: #000000.

How #CBCFCE 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 #CBCFCE 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

← #CBCFCD  ·  #CBCFCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBCFCE?

#CBCFCE is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 203, 207, 206). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBCFCE?

#CBCFCE is RGB 203, 207, 206 — HSL 165°, 4%, 80% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #CBCFCE?

Its complement is #CECACB; analogous partners are #CACECB and #CACDCE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBCFCE for text?

Black text on #CBCFCE has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.