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#CECDC3 — Mist Grey

#CECDC3 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 #CECDC3 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.

#CECDC3 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 #C4C5CF; it also sits naturally between #CFC9C4 and #CACFC4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CECDC3 · RGB 206, 205, 195

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Color values

HEX#CECDC3
RGB206, 205, 195
HSL55°, 10%, 79%
HSV55°, 5%, 81%
CMYK0%, 0%, 5%, 19%
XYZ57.14, 60.72, 60.34
Yxy60.72, 0.3206, 0.3408
CIE-Lab82.23, -1.43, 5.09
Hunter Lab77.93, -1.35, 4.57

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 80% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CECDC3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CECDC3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CECDC3

.text { color: #CECDC3; }
.background { background-color: #CECDC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CECDC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 205, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 10%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CECDC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 205, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CECDC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 205, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CECDC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CECDC3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CECDC3

#BFBEB0#ACAB9A#9C9A86#898770#767460#5F5E4E#4C4B3E#35342C#22211C#0B0B09

Tints of #CECDC3

#D3D3CA#D6D5CD#DADAD2#DFDED8#E3E3DD#E6E5E0#EAEAE6#EFEFEB#F1F1EE#F6F6F4

Tones of #CECDC3

#CECDC5#CDCDC6#CDCCC6#CCCBC7#CBCBC8#CACAC9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C4C5CF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.60:1 Fails
Against black text13.14:1 AAA

Best text color on #CECDC3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CECDC3

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CECDC3: ·

How #CECDC3 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #CECEC5Deuteranopia · #CECEC6Tritanopia · #CEC7C8

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CECDC3 rather than the exact color:

Palette D9e4dd
#D9E4DD · #FBF7F0 · #CDC9C3 · #555555
Palette 5f7161
#5F7161 · #6D8B74 · #EFEAD8 · #D0C9C0
Palette 7c9473
#7C9473 · #CFDAC8 · #E8EAE6 · #CDD0CB
Palette 777c6d
#777C6D · #B7B89F · #CBCBCB · #EEEEEE
Palette 0a2947
#0A2947 · #F3E4C9 · #D3D4C0 · #8B5E3C
Palette B5c0d0
#B5C0D0 · #CCD3CA · #F5E8DD · #EED3D9

Similar colors

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

#CDC9C3#D0C9C0#CDD0CB#CBCBCB#D3D4C0#CCD3CA#D6D2C4#C7D3C0#C8C6C6#D0D4CA#D8D2C2#D7D3BF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CECDC2  ·  #CECDC4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CECDC3?

#CECDC3 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 206, 205, 195). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CECDC3?

#CECDC3 is RGB 206, 205, 195 — HSL 55°, 10%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 5%, 19%.

What colors go with #CECDC3?

Its complement is #C4C5CF; analogous partners are #CFC9C4 and #CACFC4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CECDC3 for text?

Black text on #CECDC3 has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.