Palettes / Colors / #CFCBCB

#CFCBCB — Mist Grey

#CFCBCB 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 #CFCBCB 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.

#CFCBCB 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 #CACECE; it also sits naturally between #CECACC and #CECCCA. 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 80%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFCBCB

.text { color: #CFCBCB; }
.background { background-color: #CFCBCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFCBCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 203, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 4%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFCBCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 203, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFCBCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 203, 203, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CACECE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFCBCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFCBCB

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 #CFCBCB 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 #CFCBCB 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

← #CFCBCA  ·  #CFCBCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFCBCB?

#CFCBCB is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 207, 203, 203). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFCBCB?

#CFCBCB is RGB 207, 203, 203 — HSL 0°, 4%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 2%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFCBCB?

Its complement is #CACECE; analogous partners are #CECACC and #CECCCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFCBCB for text?

Black text on #CFCBCB has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.