Palettes / Colors / #CCCFCE

#CCCFCE — Mist Grey

#CCCFCE 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 #CCCFCE 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.

#CCCFCE 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 #D0CDCE; it also sits naturally between #CDD0CE and #CDD0D0. 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 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CCCFCE

.text { color: #CCCFCE; }
.background { background-color: #CCCFCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCCFCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 207, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(160, 3%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCCFCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 207, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCCFCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 207, 206, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D0CDCE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCCFCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCCFCE

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 #CCCFCE 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 #CCCFCE 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

← #CCCFCD  ·  #CCCFCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCCFCE?

#CCCFCE is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 204, 207, 206). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCCFCE?

#CCCFCE is RGB 204, 207, 206 — HSL 160°, 3%, 81% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #CCCFCE?

Its complement is #D0CDCE; analogous partners are #CDD0CE and #CDD0D0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCCFCE for text?

Black text on #CCCFCE has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.