Palettes / Colors / #DCD6DC

#DCD6DC — Mist Grey

#DCD6DC is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the gray family.

#DCD6DC 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 #D6DCD6; it also sits naturally between #D9D6DC and #DCD6D9. 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 84% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCD6DC

.text { color: #DCD6DC; }
.background { background-color: #DCD6DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCD6DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 214, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 8%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCD6DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 214, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCD6DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 214, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCD6DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCD6DC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D6DCD6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCD6DC: #000000.

How #DCD6DC 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 #DCD6DC 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

← #DCD6DB  ·  #DCD6DD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCD6DC?

#DCD6DC is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 220, 214, 220). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCD6DC?

#DCD6DC is RGB 220, 214, 220 — HSL 300°, 8%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCD6DC?

Its complement is #D6DCD6; analogous partners are #D9D6DC and #DCD6D9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCD6DC for text?

Black text on #DCD6DC has a contrast ratio of 14.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.