Palettes / Colors / #CECFD7

#CECFD7 — Mist Grey

#CECFD7 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 #CECFD7 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.

#CECFD7 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 #D8D7CF; it also sits naturally between #CFD5D8 and #D3CFD8. 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 81% · Blue 84%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CECFD7

.text { color: #CECFD7; }
.background { background-color: #CECFD7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CECFD7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 207, 215); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(233, 10%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CECFD7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 207, 215, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CECFD7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 207, 215, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CECFD7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CECFD7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D8D7CF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CECFD7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CECFD7

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 #CECFD7 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 #CECFD7 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

← #CECFD6  ·  #CECFD8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CECFD7?

#CECFD7 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 206, 207, 215). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CECFD7?

#CECFD7 is RGB 206, 207, 215 — HSL 233°, 10%, 83% — CMYK 4%, 4%, 0%, 16%.

What colors go with #CECFD7?

Its complement is #D8D7CF; analogous partners are #CFD5D8 and #D3CFD8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CECFD7 for text?

Black text on #CECFD7 has a contrast ratio of 13.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.