Palettes / Colors / #CECDCE

#CECDCE — Mist Grey

#CECDCE 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 #CECDCE 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.

#CECDCE 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 #CECFCE; it also sits naturally between #CFCECF and #CFCECF. 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 81%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #CECDCE

.text { color: #CECDCE; }
.background { background-color: #CECDCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CECDCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 205, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 1%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CECDCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 205, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CECDCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 205, 206, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CECDCE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CECFCE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CECDCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CECDCE

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 #CECDCE 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 #CECDCE 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

← #CECDCD  ·  #CECDCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CECDCE?

#CECDCE is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 206, 205, 206). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CECDCE?

#CECDCE is RGB 206, 205, 206 — HSL 300°, 1%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #CECDCE?

Its complement is #CECFCE; analogous partners are #CFCECF and #CFCECF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CECDCE for text?

Black text on #CECDCE has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.