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#CCCDC3 — Mist Grey

#CCCDC3 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 #CCCDC3 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.

#CCCDC3 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 #C3C2CC; it also sits naturally between #CCC8C2 and #C6CCC2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CCCDC3 · RGB 204, 205, 195

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Color values

HEX#CCCDC3
RGB204, 205, 195
HSL66°, 9%, 78%
HSV66°, 5%, 80%
CMYK0%, 0%, 5%, 20%
XYZ56.58, 60.44, 60.31
Yxy60.44, 0.3191, 0.3408
CIE-Lab82.08, -2.13, 4.84
Hunter Lab77.74, -2.01, 4.35

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 80% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CCCDC3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CCCDC3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CCCDC3

.text { color: #CCCDC3; }
.background { background-color: #CCCDC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCCDC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 205, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 9%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCCDC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 205, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCCDC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 205, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCCDC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCCDC3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CCCDC3

#BABCAE#A7A998#979985#83856F#70725F#5D5F4F#47483C#34352C#1E1F1A#0B0B09

Tints of #CCCDC3

#D0D1C7#D4D5CD#D7D8D0#DCDCD5#E0E1DB#E5E5E0#EAEAE6#ECECE9#F1F1EE#F6F6F4

Tones of #CCCDC3

#CACBC2#CACAC4#C9CAC4#C9C9C5#C8C9C5#C7C7C6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3C2CC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.60:1 Fails
Against black text13.09:1 AAA

Best text color on #CCCDC3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCCDC3

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 #CCCDC3: ·

How #CCCDC3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CCCCC5Deuteranopia · #CCCCC6Tritanopia · #CCC7C8

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 #CCCDC3 rather than the exact color:

Palette D9e4dd
#D9E4DD · #FBF7F0 · #CDC9C3 · #555555
Palette 5f7161
#5F7161 · #6D8B74 · #EFEAD8 · #D0C9C0
Palette 777c6d
#777C6D · #B7B89F · #CBCBCB · #EEEEEE
Palette 8fa28a
#8FA28A · #C7D3C0 · #F7F4ED · #C8A96B
Palette F0e5cf
#F0E5CF · #F7F6F2 · #C8C6C6 · #4B6587
Palette 7c9473
#7C9473 · #CFDAC8 · #E8EAE6 · #CDD0CB

Similar colors

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

#CDC9C3#D0C9C0#CBCBCB#C7D3C0#C8C6C6#CDD0CB#CCD3CA#D3D4C0#C5C6C7#D0D4CA#C5C5C5#D6D2C4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCCDC2  ·  #CCCDC4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCCDC3?

#CCCDC3 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 204, 205, 195). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCCDC3?

#CCCDC3 is RGB 204, 205, 195 — HSL 66°, 9%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 5%, 20%.

What colors go with #CCCDC3?

Its complement is #C3C2CC; analogous partners are #CCC8C2 and #C6CCC2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCCDC3 for text?

Black text on #CCCDC3 has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.