Palettes / Colors / #CCD0CD

#CCD0CD — Mist Grey

#CCD0CD 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 #CCD0CD 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.

#CCD0CD 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 #D0CDD0; it also sits naturally between #CED0CD 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 82% · Blue 80%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CCD0CD

.text { color: #CCD0CD; }
.background { background-color: #CCD0CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCD0CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 208, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(135, 4%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCD0CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 208, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCD0CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 208, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCD0CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCD0CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D0CDD0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCD0CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCD0CD

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 #CCD0CD 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 #CCD0CD 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

← #CCD0CC  ·  #CCD0CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCD0CD?

#CCD0CD is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 204, 208, 205). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCD0CD?

#CCD0CD is RGB 204, 208, 205 — HSL 135°, 4%, 81% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 1%, 18%.

What colors go with #CCD0CD?

Its complement is #D0CDD0; analogous partners are #CED0CD and #CDD0D0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCD0CD for text?

Black text on #CCD0CD has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.