Palettes / Colors / #CFCECE

#CFCECE — Mist Grey

#CFCECE is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the gray family.

#CFCECE 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 #CECFCF; it also sits naturally between #CFCECF and #CFCFCE. 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 81% · Blue 81%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFCECE

.text { color: #CFCECE; }
.background { background-color: #CFCECE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFCECE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 206, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 1%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFCECE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 206, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFCECE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 206, 206, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CECFCF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFCECE: #000000.

How #CFCECE 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 #CFCECE 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

← #CFCECD  ·  #CFCECF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFCECE?

#CFCECE is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 207, 206, 206). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFCECE?

#CFCECE is RGB 207, 206, 206 — HSL 0°, 1%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFCECE?

Its complement is #CECFCF; analogous partners are #CFCECF and #CFCFCE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFCECE for text?

Black text on #CFCECE has a contrast ratio of 13.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.