Palettes / Colors / #DBD8DE

#DBD8DE — Mist Grey

#DBD8DE is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the gray family.

#DBD8DE 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 #DBDED8; it also sits naturally between #D8D8DE and #DED8DE. 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 86% · Green 85% · Blue 87%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBD8DE

.text { color: #DBD8DE; }
.background { background-color: #DBD8DE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBD8DE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 216, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 8%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBD8DE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 216, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBD8DE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 216, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBD8DE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBD8DE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBD8DE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBDED8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBD8DE: #000000.

How #DBD8DE 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 #DBD8DE 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

← #DBD8DD  ·  #DBD8DF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBD8DE?

#DBD8DE is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 219, 216, 222). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBD8DE?

#DBD8DE is RGB 219, 216, 222 — HSL 270°, 8%, 86% — CMYK 1%, 3%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #DBD8DE?

Its complement is #DBDED8; analogous partners are #D8D8DE and #DED8DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBD8DE for text?

Black text on #DBD8DE has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.