Palettes / Colors / #DADBD9

#DADBD9 — Mist Grey

#DADBD9 is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the gray family.

#DADBD9 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 #D9D8DA; it also sits naturally between #DADAD8 and #D8DAD8. 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 86% · Blue 85%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DADBD9

.text { color: #DADBD9; }
.background { background-color: #DADBD9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DADBD9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 219, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(90, 3%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DADBD9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 219, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DADBD9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 219, 217, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DADBD9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DADBD9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9D8DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DADBD9: #000000.

How #DADBD9 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 #DADBD9 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

← #DADBD8  ·  #DADBDA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DADBD9?

#DADBD9 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 218, 219, 217). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DADBD9?

#DADBD9 is RGB 218, 219, 217 — HSL 90°, 3%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 1%, 14%.

What colors go with #DADBD9?

Its complement is #D9D8DA; analogous partners are #DADAD8 and #D8DAD8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DADBD9 for text?

Black text on #DADBD9 has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.