Palettes / Colors / #DBDED8

#DBDED8 — Mist Grey

#DBDED8 is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the gray family.

#DBDED8 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 #DBD8DE; it also sits naturally between #DEDED8 and #D8DED8. 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 87% · Blue 85%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBDED8

.text { color: #DBDED8; }
.background { background-color: #DBDED8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDED8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 222, 216); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(90, 8%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDED8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 222, 216, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDED8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 222, 216, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBDED8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBDED8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBDED8

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBD8DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBDED8: #000000.

How #DBDED8 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 #DBDED8 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

← #DBDED7  ·  #DBDED9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBDED8?

#DBDED8 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 219, 222, 216). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDED8?

#DBDED8 is RGB 219, 222, 216 — HSL 90°, 8%, 86% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 3%, 13%.

What colors go with #DBDED8?

Its complement is #DBD8DE; analogous partners are #DEDED8 and #D8DED8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBDED8 for text?

Black text on #DBDED8 has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.