Palettes / Colors / #D0C8CA

#D0C8CA — Mist Grey

#D0C8CA is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the gray family.

#D0C8CA 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 #C8D0CE; it also sits naturally between #D0C8CE and #D0CAC8. 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 82% · Green 78% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 3% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D0C8CA

.text { color: #D0C8CA; }
.background { background-color: #D0C8CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D0C8CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(208, 200, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(345, 8%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D0C8CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(208, 200, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D0C8CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(208, 200, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D0C8CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D0C8CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8D0CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D0C8CA: #000000.

How #D0C8CA 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 #D0C8CA 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

← #D0C8C9  ·  #D0C8CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D0C8CA?

#D0C8CA is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 208, 200, 202). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D0C8CA?

#D0C8CA is RGB 208, 200, 202 — HSL 345°, 8%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 3%, 18%.

What colors go with #D0C8CA?

Its complement is #C8D0CE; analogous partners are #D0C8CE and #D0CAC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D0C8CA for text?

Black text on #D0C8CA has a contrast ratio of 12.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.