Palettes / Colors / #CECBCA
#CECBCA — Mist Grey
#CECBCA 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 #CECBCA 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.
#CECBCA 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 #CACDCE; it also sits naturally between #CECACB and #CECDCA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CECBCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 203, 202 |
| HSL | 15°, 4%, 80% |
| HSV | 15°, 2%, 81% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 2%, 19% |
| XYZ | 57.47, 60.10, 64.45 |
| Yxy | 60.10, 0.3157, 0.3302 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.89, 0.86, 0.85 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.52, 0.82, 0.78 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 80% · Blue 79%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 2% · Key 19%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CECBCA
.text { color: #CECBCA; }
.background { background-color: #CECBCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CECBCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 203, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(15, 4%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CECBCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 203, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CECBCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 203, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CECBCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CECBCA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CACDCE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.61:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.02:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CECBCA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CECBCA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CECBCA: ·
How #CECBCA 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 #CECBCA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CECBCA?
#CECBCA is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 206, 203, 202). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CECBCA?
#CECBCA is RGB 206, 203, 202 — HSL 15°, 4%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 2%, 19%.
What colors go with #CECBCA?
Its complement is #CACDCE; analogous partners are #CECACB and #CECDCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CECBCA for text?
Black text on #CECBCA has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.