Palettes / Colors / #D5DADA

#D5DADA — Mist Grey

#D5DADA is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the gray family.

#D5DADA 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 #DBD6D6; it also sits naturally between #D6DBD9 and #D6D9DB. 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 84% · Green 85% · Blue 85%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D5DADA

.text { color: #D5DADA; }
.background { background-color: #D5DADA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D5DADA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(213, 218, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 6%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D5DADA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(213, 218, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D5DADA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(213, 218, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D5DADA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D5DADA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D5DADA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBD6D6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D5DADA: #000000.

How #D5DADA 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 #D5DADA 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

← #D5DAD9  ·  #D5DADB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D5DADA?

#D5DADA is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 213, 218, 218). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D5DADA?

#D5DADA is RGB 213, 218, 218 — HSL 180°, 6%, 85% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #D5DADA?

Its complement is #DBD6D6; analogous partners are #D6DBD9 and #D6D9DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D5DADA for text?

Black text on #D5DADA has a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.