Palettes / Colors / #DBDADE

#DBDADE — Mist Grey

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

#DBDADE 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 #DCDDD9; it also sits naturally between #D9DADD and #DCD9DD. 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 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBDADE

.text { color: #DBDADE; }
.background { background-color: #DBDADE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDADE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 218, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(255, 6%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDADE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 218, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDADE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 218, 222, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCDDD9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBDADE: #000000.

How #DBDADE 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 #DBDADE 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

← #DBDADD  ·  #DBDADF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBDADE?

#DBDADE is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 219, 218, 222). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDADE?

#DBDADE is RGB 219, 218, 222 — HSL 255°, 6%, 86% — CMYK 1%, 2%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #DBDADE?

Its complement is #DCDDD9; analogous partners are #D9DADD and #DCD9DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBDADE for text?

Black text on #DBDADE has a contrast ratio of 15.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.