Palettes / Colors / #DBDADD

#DBDADD — Mist Grey

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

#DBDADD 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 #DCDDDA; it also sits naturally between #DADADD and #DCDADD. 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 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBDADD

.text { color: #DBDADD; }
.background { background-color: #DBDADD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDADD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 218, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(260, 4%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDADD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 218, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDADD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 218, 221, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DBDADD

Tints of #DBDADD

Tones of #DBDADD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCDDDA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBDADD: #000000.

How #DBDADD 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 #DBDADD 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

← #DBDADC  ·  #DBDADE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBDADD?

#DBDADD is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 219, 218, 221). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDADD?

#DBDADD is RGB 219, 218, 221 — HSL 260°, 4%, 86% — CMYK 1%, 1%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #DBDADD?

Its complement is #DCDDDA; analogous partners are #DADADD and #DCDADD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBDADD for text?

Black text on #DBDADD has a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.