Palettes / Colors / #DADCD5

#DADCD5 — Mist Grey

#DADCD5 is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the gray family.

#DADCD5 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 #D7D5DC; it also sits naturally between #DCDBD5 and #D7DCD5. 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 84%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DADCD5

.text { color: #DADCD5; }
.background { background-color: #DADCD5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DADCD5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 220, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(77, 9%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DADCD5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 220, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DADCD5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 220, 213, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DADCD5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DADCD5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DADCD5

Tints of #DADCD5

Tones of #DADCD5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D7D5DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DADCD5: #000000.

How #DADCD5 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 #DADCD5 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

← #DADCD4  ·  #DADCD6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DADCD5?

#DADCD5 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 218, 220, 213). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DADCD5?

#DADCD5 is RGB 218, 220, 213 — HSL 77°, 9%, 85% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 3%, 14%.

What colors go with #DADCD5?

Its complement is #D7D5DC; analogous partners are #DCDBD5 and #D7DCD5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DADCD5 for text?

Black text on #DADCD5 has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.