Palettes / Colors / #CCD5CC

#CCD5CC — Mist Grey

#CCD5CC is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #CCD5CC 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.

#CCD5CC 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 #D6CDD6; it also sits naturally between #D1D6CD and #CDD6D1. 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 84% · Blue 80%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CCD5CC

.text { color: #CCD5CC; }
.background { background-color: #CCD5CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCD5CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 213, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 10%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCD5CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 213, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCD5CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 213, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCD5CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCD5CC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D6CDD6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCD5CC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCD5CC

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 #CCD5CC 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 #CCD5CC 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

← #CCD5CB  ·  #CCD5CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCD5CC?

#CCD5CC is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 204, 213, 204). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCD5CC?

#CCD5CC is RGB 204, 213, 204 — HSL 120°, 10%, 82% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 4%, 16%.

What colors go with #CCD5CC?

Its complement is #D6CDD6; analogous partners are #D1D6CD and #CDD6D1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCD5CC for text?

Black text on #CCD5CC has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.