Palettes / Colors / #D3CED4

#D3CED4 — Mist Grey

#D3CED4 is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the gray family.

#D3CED4 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 #CFD4CE; it also sits naturally between #D0CED4 and #D4CED2. 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 81% · Blue 83%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D3CED4

.text { color: #D3CED4; }
.background { background-color: #D3CED4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D3CED4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(211, 206, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 7%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D3CED4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(211, 206, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D3CED4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(211, 206, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D3CED4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D3CED4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFD4CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D3CED4: #000000.

How #D3CED4 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 #D3CED4 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

← #D3CED3  ·  #D3CED5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D3CED4?

#D3CED4 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 211, 206, 212). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D3CED4?

#D3CED4 is RGB 211, 206, 212 — HSL 290°, 7%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #D3CED4?

Its complement is #CFD4CE; analogous partners are #D0CED4 and #D4CED2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D3CED4 for text?

Black text on #D3CED4 has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.