Palettes / Colors / #CFC8CA

#CFC8CA — Mist Grey

#CFC8CA 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 #CFC8CA 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.

#CFC8CA 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 #C8D0CE; it also sits naturally between #D0C8CE and #D0CAC8. 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 78% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 2% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFC8CA

.text { color: #CFC8CA; }
.background { background-color: #CFC8CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFC8CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 200, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(343, 7%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFC8CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 200, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFC8CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 200, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFC8CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFC8CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8D0CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFC8CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFC8CA

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 #CFC8CA 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 #CFC8CA 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

← #CFC8C9  ·  #CFC8CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFC8CA?

#CFC8CA is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 207, 200, 202). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFC8CA?

#CFC8CA is RGB 207, 200, 202 — HSL 343°, 7%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 2%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFC8CA?

Its complement is #C8D0CE; analogous partners are #D0C8CE and #D0CAC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFC8CA for text?

Black text on #CFC8CA has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.