Palettes / Colors / #CFD5CD

#CFD5CD — Mist Grey

#CFD5CD is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the gray family.

#CFD5CD 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 #D3CDD5; it also sits naturally between #D3D5CD and #CDD5CF. 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 84% · Blue 80%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFD5CD

.text { color: #CFD5CD; }
.background { background-color: #CFD5CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFD5CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 213, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(105, 9%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFD5CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 213, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFD5CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 213, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFD5CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFD5CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFD5CD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3CDD5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFD5CD: #000000.

How #CFD5CD 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 #CFD5CD 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

← #CFD5CC  ·  #CFD5CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFD5CD?

#CFD5CD is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 207, 213, 205). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFD5CD?

#CFD5CD is RGB 207, 213, 205 — HSL 105°, 9%, 82% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 4%, 16%.

What colors go with #CFD5CD?

Its complement is #D3CDD5; analogous partners are #D3D5CD and #CDD5CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFD5CD for text?

Black text on #CFD5CD has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.