Palettes / Colors / #CDCECE

#CDCECE — Mist Grey

#CDCECE 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 #CDCECE 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.

#CDCECE 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 #CFCECE; it also sits naturally between #CECFCF and #CECFCF. 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 81% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDCECE

.text { color: #CDCECE; }
.background { background-color: #CDCECE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCECE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 206, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 1%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCECE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 206, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCECE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 206, 206, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CDCECE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFCECE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDCECE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDCECE

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 #CDCECE 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 #CDCECE 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

← #CDCECD  ·  #CDCECF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCECE?

#CDCECE is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 205, 206, 206). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCECE?

#CDCECE is RGB 205, 206, 206 — HSL 180°, 1%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #CDCECE?

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

Can I use #CDCECE for text?

Black text on #CDCECE has a contrast ratio of 13.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.