Palettes / Colors / #CDCDC5

#CDCDC5 — Mist Grey

#CDCDC5 is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

#CDCDC5 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 #C6C6CD; it also sits naturally between #CDC9C6 and #C9CDC6. 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 77%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDCDC5

.text { color: #CDCDC5; }
.background { background-color: #CDCDC5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCDC5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 205, 197); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 7%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCDC5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 205, 197, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCDC5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 205, 197, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDCDC5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDCDC5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C6C6CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDCDC5: #000000.

How #CDCDC5 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 #CDCDC5 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

← #CDCDC4  ·  #CDCDC6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCDC5?

#CDCDC5 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 205, 205, 197). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCDC5?

#CDCDC5 is RGB 205, 205, 197 — HSL 60°, 7%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 4%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDCDC5?

Its complement is #C6C6CD; analogous partners are #CDC9C6 and #C9CDC6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCDC5 for text?

Black text on #CDCDC5 has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.