Palettes / Colors / #DBDCDA

#DBDCDA — Mist Grey

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

#DBDCDA 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 #DBDADC; it also sits naturally between #DCDCDA and #DADCDA. 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 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 #DBDCDA

.text { color: #DBDCDA; }
.background { background-color: #DBDCDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDCDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 220, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(90, 3%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDCDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 220, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDCDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 220, 218, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DBDCDA

Tints of #DBDCDA

Tones of #DBDCDA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBDADC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBDCDA: #000000.

How #DBDCDA 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 #DBDCDA 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

← #DBDCD9  ·  #DBDCDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBDCDA?

#DBDCDA is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 219, 220, 218). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDCDA?

#DBDCDA is RGB 219, 220, 218 — HSL 90°, 3%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 1%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBDCDA?

Its complement is #DBDADC; analogous partners are #DCDCDA and #DADCDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBDCDA for text?

Black text on #DBDCDA has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.