Palettes / Colors / #CECCCC

#CECCCC — Mist Grey

#CECCCC 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 #CECCCC 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.

#CECCCC 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 #CBCDCD; it also sits naturally between #CDCBCC and #CDCCCB. 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 80% · Blue 80%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #CECCCC

.text { color: #CECCCC; }
.background { background-color: #CECCCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CECCCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 204, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 2%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CECCCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 204, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CECCCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 204, 204, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBCDCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CECCCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CECCCC

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 #CECCCC 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 #CECCCC 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

← #CECCCB  ·  #CECCCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CECCCC?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #CECCCC?

#CECCCC is RGB 206, 204, 204 — HSL 0°, 2%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 1%, 19%.

What colors go with #CECCCC?

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

Can I use #CECCCC for text?

Black text on #CECCCC has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.