Palettes / Colors / #CDCDCD

#CDCDCD — Mist Grey

#CDCDCD is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #CDCDCD 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.

#CDCDCD 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 #CCCCCC; it also sits naturally between #CCCCCC and #CCCCCC. 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 80%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDCDCD

.text { color: #CDCDCD; }
.background { background-color: #CDCDCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCDCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 205, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 0%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCDCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 205, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCDCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 205, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CDCDCD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCCCCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDCDCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDCDCD

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 #CDCDCD 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 #CDCDCD 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

← #CDCDCC  ·  #CDCDCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCDCD?

#CDCDCD is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 205, 205, 205). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCDCD?

#CDCDCD is RGB 205, 205, 205 — HSL 0°, 0%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDCDCD?

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

Can I use #CDCDCD for text?

Black text on #CDCDCD has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.