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#CFCDC3 — Mist Grey

#CFCDC3 is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

#CFCDC3 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 #C4C6CF; it also sits naturally between #CFC7C4 and #CBCFC4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFCDC3 · RGB 207, 205, 195

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Color values

HEX#CFCDC3
RGB207, 205, 195
HSL50°, 11%, 79%
HSV50°, 6%, 81%
CMYK0%, 1%, 6%, 19%
XYZ57.41, 60.87, 60.35
Yxy60.87, 0.3214, 0.3407
CIE-Lab82.31, -1.08, 5.21
Hunter Lab78.02, -1.02, 4.67

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 80% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 6% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CFCDC3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CFCDC3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CFCDC3

.text { color: #CFCDC3; }
.background { background-color: #CFCDC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFCDC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 205, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 11%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFCDC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 205, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFCDC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 205, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFCDC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFCDC3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFCDC3

#BFBDB0#ADAA99#9D9985#8B866F#77735F#605D4D#4C4A3D#36342B#22211B#0B0B09

Tints of #CFCDC3

#D4D2C9#D6D4CC#DBD9D2#DFDED7#E4E3DD#E6E5E0#EBEAE6#EFEEEB#F1F1EE#F6F6F4

Tones of #CFCDC3

#CECDC5#CECCC5#CDCCC6#CCCBC7#CBCBC8#CBCAC8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C4C6CF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.59:1 Fails
Against black text13.17:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFCDC3: #000000.

How #CFCDC3 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #CECEC5Deuteranopia · #CECEC6Tritanopia · #CFC7C8

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CFCDC3 rather than the exact color:

Palette D9e4dd
#D9E4DD · #FBF7F0 · #CDC9C3 · #555555
Palette 5f7161
#5F7161 · #6D8B74 · #EFEAD8 · #D0C9C0
Palette 0a2947
#0A2947 · #F3E4C9 · #D3D4C0 · #8B5E3C
Palette 968c83
#968C83 · #D6D2C4 · #FFF5EA · #F7DAD9
Palette F7dad9
#F7DAD9 · #FFF5DA · #D6D2C4 · #5D534A
Palette 7c9473
#7C9473 · #CFDAC8 · #E8EAE6 · #CDD0CB

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#CDC9C3#D0C9C0#D3D4C0#D6D2C4#CDD0CB#CBCBCB#CCD3CA#D0D4CA#C8C6C6#D8D2C2#C7D3C0#D7D3BF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFCDC2  ·  #CFCDC4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFCDC3?

#CFCDC3 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 207, 205, 195). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFCDC3?

#CFCDC3 is RGB 207, 205, 195 — HSL 50°, 11%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 6%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFCDC3?

Its complement is #C4C6CF; analogous partners are #CFC7C4 and #CBCFC4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFCDC3 for text?

Black text on #CFCDC3 has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.