Palettes / Colors / #CDCCCA

#CDCCCA — Mist Grey

#CDCCCA 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 #CDCCCA 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.

#CDCCCA 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 #CACBCE; it also sits naturally between #CECBCA and #CDCECA. 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 80% · Blue 79%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDCCCA

.text { color: #CDCCCA; }
.background { background-color: #CDCCCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCCCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 204, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 3%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCCCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 204, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCCCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 204, 202, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CACBCE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDCCCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDCCCA

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 #CDCCCA 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 #CDCCCA 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

← #CDCCC9  ·  #CDCCCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCCCA?

#CDCCCA is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 205, 204, 202). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCCCA?

#CDCCCA is RGB 205, 204, 202 — HSL 40°, 3%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 1%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDCCCA?

Its complement is #CACBCE; analogous partners are #CECBCA and #CDCECA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCCCA for text?

Black text on #CDCCCA has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.