Palettes / Colors / #CED3CD

#CED3CD — Mist Grey

#CED3CD is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #CED3CD 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.

#CED3CD 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 #D3CED4; it also sits naturally between #D2D4CE and #CED4D0. 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 83% · Blue 80%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CED3CD

.text { color: #CED3CD; }
.background { background-color: #CED3CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED3CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 211, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(110, 6%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED3CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 211, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED3CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 211, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CED3CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED3CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3CED4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CED3CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CED3CD

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 #CED3CD 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 #CED3CD 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

← #CED3CC  ·  #CED3CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CED3CD?

#CED3CD is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 206, 211, 205). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CED3CD?

#CED3CD is RGB 206, 211, 205 — HSL 110°, 6%, 82% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 3%, 17%.

What colors go with #CED3CD?

Its complement is #D3CED4; analogous partners are #D2D4CE and #CED4D0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CED3CD for text?

Black text on #CED3CD has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.