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#CCCBC4 — Mist Grey

#CCCBC4 is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #CCCBC4 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.

#CCCBC4 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 #C3C4CB; it also sits naturally between #CBC6C3 and #C8CBC3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CCCBC4 · RGB 204, 203, 196

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Color values

HEX#CCCBC4
RGB204, 203, 196
HSL52°, 7%, 78%
HSV52°, 4%, 80%
CMYK0%, 0%, 4%, 20%
XYZ56.22, 59.53, 60.75
Yxy59.53, 0.3185, 0.3373
CIE-Lab81.58, -0.90, 3.60
Hunter Lab77.16, -0.86, 3.25

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 80% · Blue 77%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CCCBC4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CCCBC4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CCCBC4

.text { color: #CCCBC4; }
.background { background-color: #CCCBC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCCBC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 203, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 7%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCCBC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 203, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCCBC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 203, 196, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCCBC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCCBC4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CCCBC4

#BAB9B0#A7A59A#979587#838172#706E61#5D5B51#47463E#34332D#1E1D1A#0B0B09

Tints of #CCCBC4

#D0CFC8#D4D3CE#D7D6D1#DBDBD6#E0E0DC#E5E4E1#EAE9E6#ECECE9#F1F0EF#F6F5F4

Tones of #CCCBC4

#CAC9C4#CAC9C4#C9C9C5#C9C8C5#C8C8C6#C7C7C6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3C4CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.63:1 Fails
Against black text12.91:1 AAA

Best text color on #CCCBC4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCCBC4

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CCCBC4: ·

How #CCCBC4 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CCCCC6Deuteranopia · #CCCCC6Tritanopia · #CCC7C7

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CCCBC4 rather than the exact color:

Palette D9e4dd
#D9E4DD · #FBF7F0 · #CDC9C3 · #555555
Palette 5f7161
#5F7161 · #6D8B74 · #EFEAD8 · #D0C9C0
Palette F0e5cf
#F0E5CF · #F7F6F2 · #C8C6C6 · #4B6587
Palette 777c6d
#777C6D · #B7B89F · #CBCBCB · #EEEEEE
Palette 7c9473
#7C9473 · #CFDAC8 · #E8EAE6 · #CDD0CB
Cyber Lime
#0B0C10 · #1F2833 · #C5C6C7 · #D4F000

Similar colors

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

#CDC9C3#D0C9C0#C8C6C6#CBCBCB#CDD0CB#C5C6C7#C5C5C5#C7C8CC#CCD3CA#C7D3C0#C5C7BC#D0D4CA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCCBC3  ·  #CCCBC5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCCBC4?

#CCCBC4 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 204, 203, 196). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCCBC4?

#CCCBC4 is RGB 204, 203, 196 — HSL 52°, 7%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 4%, 20%.

What colors go with #CCCBC4?

Its complement is #C3C4CB; analogous partners are #CBC6C3 and #C8CBC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCCBC4 for text?

Black text on #CCCBC4 has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.