Palettes / Colors / #CCCCCD

#CCCCCD — Mist Grey

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

#CCCCCD 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 #CDCDCB; it also sits naturally between #CBCCCD and #CCCBCD. 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 80%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CCCCCD

.text { color: #CCCCCD; }
.background { background-color: #CCCCCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCCCCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 204, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 1%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCCCCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 204, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCCCCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 204, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CCCCCD

Tints of #CCCCCD

Tones of #CCCCCD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDCDCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCCCCD: #000000.

How #CCCCCD 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 #CCCCCD 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

← #CCCCCC  ·  #CCCCCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCCCCD?

#CCCCCD is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 204, 204, 205). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCCCCD?

#CCCCCD is RGB 204, 204, 205 — HSL 240°, 1%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #CCCCCD?

Its complement is #CDCDCB; analogous partners are #CBCCCD and #CCCBCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCCCCD for text?

Black text on #CCCCCD has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.