Palettes / Colors / #CDC8CA

#CDC8CA — Mist Grey

#CDC8CA is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #CDC8CA 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.

#CDC8CA 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 #C7CCCA; it also sits naturally between #CCC7CC and #CCC7C7. 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 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 1% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDC8CA

.text { color: #CDC8CA; }
.background { background-color: #CDC8CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDC8CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 200, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(336, 5%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDC8CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 200, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDC8CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 200, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDC8CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDC8CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C7CCCA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDC8CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDC8CA

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 #CDC8CA 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 #CDC8CA 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

← #CDC8C9  ·  #CDC8CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDC8CA?

#CDC8CA is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 205, 200, 202). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDC8CA?

#CDC8CA is RGB 205, 200, 202 — HSL 336°, 5%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 1%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDC8CA?

Its complement is #C7CCCA; analogous partners are #CCC7CC and #CCC7C7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDC8CA for text?

Black text on #CDC8CA has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.