Palettes / Colors / #CDC2C3

#CDC2C3 — Mist Grey

#CDC2C3 is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

#CDC2C3 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 #C1CDCC; it also sits naturally between #CDC1C8 and #CDC6C1. 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 76% · Blue 76%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDC2C3

.text { color: #CDC2C3; }
.background { background-color: #CDC2C3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDC2C3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 194, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 10%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDC2C3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 194, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDC2C3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 194, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDC2C3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDC2C3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDC2C3

Tints of #CDC2C3

Tones of #CDC2C3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1CDCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDC2C3: #000000.

How #CDC2C3 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 #CDC2C3 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

← #CDC2C2  ·  #CDC2C4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDC2C3?

#CDC2C3 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 205, 194, 195). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDC2C3?

#CDC2C3 is RGB 205, 194, 195 — HSL 355°, 10%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 5%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDC2C3?

Its complement is #C1CDCC; analogous partners are #CDC1C8 and #CDC6C1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDC2C3 for text?

Black text on #CDC2C3 has a contrast ratio of 12.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.