Palettes / Colors / #CFCCC8

#CFCCC8 — Mist Grey

#CFCCC8 is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #CFCCC8 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.

#CFCCC8 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 #C8CCD0; it also sits naturally between #D0C9C8 and #CFD0C8. 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 78%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 3% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFCCC8

.text { color: #CFCCC8; }
.background { background-color: #CFCCC8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFCCC8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 204, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(34, 7%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFCCC8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 204, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFCCC8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 204, 200, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFCCC8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFCCC8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8CCD0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFCCC8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFCCC8

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 #CFCCC8 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 #CFCCC8 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

← #CFCCC7  ·  #CFCCC9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFCCC8?

#CFCCC8 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 207, 204, 200). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFCCC8?

#CFCCC8 is RGB 207, 204, 200 — HSL 34°, 7%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 3%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFCCC8?

Its complement is #C8CCD0; analogous partners are #D0C9C8 and #CFD0C8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFCCC8 for text?

Black text on #CFCCC8 has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.