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#CDCBC7 — Mist Grey

#CDCBC7 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 #CDCBC7 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.

#CDCBC7 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 #C6C8CD; it also sits naturally between #CDC7C6 and #CCCDC6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDCBC7 · RGB 205, 203, 199

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Color values

HEX#CDCBC7
RGB205, 203, 199
HSL40°, 6%, 79%
HSV40°, 3%, 80%
CMYK0%, 1%, 3%, 20%
XYZ56.84, 59.81, 62.58
Yxy59.81, 0.3171, 0.3337
CIE-Lab81.74, -0.03, 2.22
Hunter Lab77.34, -0.02, 2.03

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 80% · Blue 78%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 3% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDCBC7 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDCBC7 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDCBC7

.text { color: #CDCBC7; }
.background { background-color: #CDCBC7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCBC7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 203, 199); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 6%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCBC7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 203, 199, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCBC7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 203, 199, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDCBC7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDCBC7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDCBC7

#BCB9B3#A9A59E#98948B#847F75#726D65#5C5851#494641#33312E#201F1D#0B0A0A

Tints of #CDCBC7

#D1D0CC#D4D2CE#D9D7D4#DDDCD9#E2E1DF#E5E4E1#E9E9E7#EEEEEC#F1F0EF#F5F5F4

Tones of #CDCBC7

#CCCAC7#CCCAC7#CBCAC8#CBCAC8#CBCAC8#CACAC9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C6C8CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.62:1 Fails
Against black text12.96:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDCBC7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDCBC7

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 #CDCBC7: ·

How #CDCBC7 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CCCCC8Deuteranopia · #CCCCC8Tritanopia · #CDC9C9

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 #CDCBC7 rather than the exact color:

Palette 777c6d
#777C6D · #B7B89F · #CBCBCB · #EEEEEE
Palette D9e4dd
#D9E4DD · #FBF7F0 · #CDC9C3 · #555555
Palette 7c9473
#7C9473 · #CFDAC8 · #E8EAE6 · #CDD0CB
Palette F0e5cf
#F0E5CF · #F7F6F2 · #C8C6C6 · #4B6587
Palette 5f7161
#5F7161 · #6D8B74 · #EFEAD8 · #D0C9C0
Palette B4b4b8
#B4B4B8 · #C7C8CC · #E3E1D9 · #F2EFE5

Similar colors

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

#CBCBCB#CDC9C3#CDD0CB#C8C6C6#D0C9C0#C7C8CC#CCD3CA#C9CDCF#C5C6C7#D0D4CA#C5C5C5#CFD3CE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDCBC6  ·  #CDCBC8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCBC7?

#CDCBC7 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 205, 203, 199). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCBC7?

#CDCBC7 is RGB 205, 203, 199 — HSL 40°, 6%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 3%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDCBC7?

Its complement is #C6C8CD; analogous partners are #CDC7C6 and #CCCDC6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCBC7 for text?

Black text on #CDCBC7 has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.