Palettes / Colors / #CEC8CC

#CEC8CC — Mist Grey

#CEC8CC is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the gray family.

#CEC8CC 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 #C9CFCB; it also sits naturally between #CEC9CF and #CFC9CA. 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 81% · Green 78% · Blue 80%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CEC8CC

.text { color: #CEC8CC; }
.background { background-color: #CEC8CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEC8CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 200, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(320, 6%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEC8CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 200, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEC8CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 200, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEC8CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEC8CC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CEC8CC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C9CFCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEC8CC: #000000.

How #CEC8CC 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 #CEC8CC or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEC8CB  ·  #CEC8CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEC8CC?

#CEC8CC is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 206, 200, 204). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEC8CC?

#CEC8CC is RGB 206, 200, 204 — HSL 320°, 6%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 1%, 19%.

What colors go with #CEC8CC?

Its complement is #C9CFCB; analogous partners are #CEC9CF and #CFC9CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEC8CC for text?

Black text on #CEC8CC has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.