Palettes / Colors / #DADAE0

#DADAE0 — Mist Grey

#DADAE0 is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the gray family.

#DADAE0 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 #E1E1DB; it also sits naturally between #DBDEE1 and #DEDBE1. 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 85% · Green 85% · Blue 88%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DADAE0

.text { color: #DADAE0; }
.background { background-color: #DADAE0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DADAE0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 218, 224); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 9%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DADAE0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 218, 224, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DADAE0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 218, 224, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DADAE0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DADAE0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1E1DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DADAE0: #000000.

How #DADAE0 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 #DADAE0 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

← #DADADF  ·  #DADAE1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DADAE0?

#DADAE0 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 218, 218, 224). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DADAE0?

#DADAE0 is RGB 218, 218, 224 — HSL 240°, 9%, 87% — CMYK 3%, 3%, 0%, 12%.

What colors go with #DADAE0?

Its complement is #E1E1DB; analogous partners are #DBDEE1 and #DEDBE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DADAE0 for text?

Black text on #DADAE0 has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.