Palettes / Colors / #CDCFC8

#CDCFC8 — Mist Grey

#CDCFC8 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 #CDCFC8 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.

#CDCFC8 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 #CAC8D0; it also sits naturally between #D0CEC8 and #CAD0C8. 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 78%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDCFC8

.text { color: #CDCFC8; }
.background { background-color: #CDCFC8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCFC8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 207, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(77, 7%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCFC8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 207, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCFC8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 207, 200, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDCFC8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDCFC8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAC8D0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDCFC8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDCFC8

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 #CDCFC8 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 #CDCFC8 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

← #CDCFC7  ·  #CDCFC9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCFC8?

#CDCFC8 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 205, 207, 200). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCFC8?

#CDCFC8 is RGB 205, 207, 200 — HSL 77°, 7%, 80% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 3%, 19%.

What colors go with #CDCFC8?

Its complement is #CAC8D0; analogous partners are #D0CEC8 and #CAD0C8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCFC8 for text?

Black text on #CDCFC8 has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.