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#CDCBC4 — Mist Grey

#CDCBC4 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 #CDCBC4 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.

#CDCBC4 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 #C5C7CE; it also sits naturally between #CEC8C5 and #CBCEC5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDCBC4 · RGB 205, 203, 196

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Color values

HEX#CDCBC4
RGB205, 203, 196
HSL47°, 8%, 79%
HSV47°, 4%, 80%
CMYK0%, 1%, 4%, 20%
XYZ56.50, 59.68, 60.77
Yxy59.68, 0.3193, 0.3373
CIE-Lab81.66, -0.56, 3.72
Hunter Lab77.25, -0.53, 3.36

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 80% · Blue 77%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 4% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDCBC4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDCBC4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDCBC4

.text { color: #CDCBC4; }
.background { background-color: #CDCBC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCBC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 203, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 8%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCBC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 203, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCBC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 203, 196, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDCBC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDCBC4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDCBC4

#BDBBB2#ABA79C#9A9689#878373#747063#5E5B50#4A483F#34332D#21201C#0B0B09

Tints of #CDCBC4

#D2D1CB#D5D3CD#D9D8D3#DEDDD8#E3E2DE#E5E4E1#EAE9E6#EFEEEC#F1F0EE#F6F5F4

Tones of #CDCBC4

#CDCCC6#CDCBC6#CCCBC7#CBCAC8#CBCAC8#CACAC9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C5C7CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.62:1 Fails
Against black text12.94:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDCBC4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDCBC4

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CDCBC4: ·

How #CDCBC4 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #CCCCC6Deuteranopia · #CCCCC6Tritanopia · #CDC7C7

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CDCBC4 rather than the exact color:

Palette D9e4dd
#D9E4DD · #FBF7F0 · #CDC9C3 · #555555
Palette 5f7161
#5F7161 · #6D8B74 · #EFEAD8 · #D0C9C0
Palette 777c6d
#777C6D · #B7B89F · #CBCBCB · #EEEEEE
Palette F0e5cf
#F0E5CF · #F7F6F2 · #C8C6C6 · #4B6587
Palette 7c9473
#7C9473 · #CFDAC8 · #E8EAE6 · #CDD0CB
Cyber Lime
#0B0C10 · #1F2833 · #C5C6C7 · #D4F000

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#CDC9C3#D0C9C0#CBCBCB#C8C6C6#CDD0CB#C5C6C7#CCD3CA#C5C5C5#C7C8CC#C7D3C0#D0D4CA#D6D2C4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDCBC3  ·  #CDCBC5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCBC4?

#CDCBC4 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 205, 203, 196). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCBC4?

#CDCBC4 is RGB 205, 203, 196 — HSL 47°, 8%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 4%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDCBC4?

Its complement is #C5C7CE; analogous partners are #CEC8C5 and #CBCEC5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCBC4 for text?

Black text on #CDCBC4 has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.