Palettes / Colors / #CFCDC4

#CFCDC4 — Mist Grey

#CFCDC4 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 #CFCDC4 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.

#CFCDC4 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.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 80% · Blue 77%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 5% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFCDC4

.text { color: #CFCDC4; }
.background { background-color: #CFCDC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFCDC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 205, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 10%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFCDC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 205, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFCDC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 205, 196, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFCDC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFCDC4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C4C6CF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFCDC4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFCDC4

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 #CFCDC4 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 #CFCDC4 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

← #CFCDC3  ·  #CFCDC5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFCDC4?

#CFCDC4 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 207, 205, 196). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFCDC4?

#CFCDC4 is RGB 207, 205, 196 — HSL 49°, 10%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 5%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFCDC4?

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

Can I use #CFCDC4 for text?

Black text on #CFCDC4 has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.