Palettes / Colors / #D3CBCA

#D3CBCA — Mist Grey

#D3CBCA is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the gray family.

#D3CBCA 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 #CAD2D3; it also sits naturally between #D3CACE and #D3D0CA. 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 83% · Green 80% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 4% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D3CBCA

.text { color: #D3CBCA; }
.background { background-color: #D3CBCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D3CBCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(211, 203, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 9%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D3CBCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(211, 203, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D3CBCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(211, 203, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D3CBCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D3CBCA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D3CBCA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAD2D3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D3CBCA: #000000.

How #D3CBCA 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 #D3CBCA 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

← #D3CBC9  ·  #D3CBCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D3CBCA?

#D3CBCA is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 211, 203, 202). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D3CBCA?

#D3CBCA is RGB 211, 203, 202 — HSL 7°, 9%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 4%, 17%.

What colors go with #D3CBCA?

Its complement is #CAD2D3; analogous partners are #D3CACE and #D3D0CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D3CBCA for text?

Black text on #D3CBCA has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.