Palettes / Colors / #CDC8C8

#CDC8C8 — Mist Grey

#CDC8C8 is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

#CDC8C8 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 #C7CCCC; it also sits naturally between #CCC7C9 and #CCC9C7. 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 78% · Blue 78%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 2% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDC8C8

.text { color: #CDC8C8; }
.background { background-color: #CDC8C8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDC8C8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 200, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 5%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDC8C8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 200, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDC8C8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 200, 200, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDC8C8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDC8C8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C7CCCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDC8C8: #000000.

How #CDC8C8 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 #CDC8C8 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

← #CDC8C7  ·  #CDC8C9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDC8C8?

#CDC8C8 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 205, 200, 200). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDC8C8?

#CDC8C8 is RGB 205, 200, 200 — HSL 0°, 5%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 2%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDC8C8?

Its complement is #C7CCCC; analogous partners are #CCC7C9 and #CCC9C7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDC8C8 for text?

Black text on #CDC8C8 has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.