Palettes / Colors / #CFD3CE

#CFD3CE — Mist Grey

#CFD3CE is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the gray family.

#CFD3CE 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 #D2CFD3; it also sits naturally between #D2D3CF and #CFD3D0. 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 83% · Blue 81%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 17%

Previews

CSS code for #CFD3CE

.text { color: #CFD3CE; }
.background { background-color: #CFD3CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFD3CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 211, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(108, 5%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFD3CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 211, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFD3CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 211, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFD3CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFD3CE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFD3CE

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Tones of #CFD3CE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2CFD3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFD3CE: #000000.

How #CFD3CE 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 #CFD3CE

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFD3CD  ·  #CFD3CF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFD3CE?

#CFD3CE is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 207, 211, 206). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFD3CE?

#CFD3CE is RGB 207, 211, 206 — HSL 108°, 5%, 82% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 2%, 17%.

What colors go with #CFD3CE?

Its complement is #D2CFD3; analogous partners are #D2D3CF and #CFD3D0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFD3CE for text?

Black text on #CFD3CE has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.