Palettes / Colors / #DCD8D5

#DCD8D5 — Mist Grey

#DCD8D5 is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the gray family.

#DCD8D5 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 #D5D9DC; it also sits naturally between #DCD5D6 and #DCDCD5. 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 84%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 3% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCD8D5

.text { color: #DCD8D5; }
.background { background-color: #DCD8D5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCD8D5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 216, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(26, 9%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCD8D5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 216, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCD8D5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 216, 213, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCD8D5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCD8D5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCD8D5

Tints of #DCD8D5

Tones of #DCD8D5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D5D9DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCD8D5: #000000.

How #DCD8D5 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 #DCD8D5 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

← #DCD8D4  ·  #DCD8D6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCD8D5?

#DCD8D5 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 220, 216, 213). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCD8D5?

#DCD8D5 is RGB 220, 216, 213 — HSL 26°, 9%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 3%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCD8D5?

Its complement is #D5D9DC; analogous partners are #DCD5D6 and #DCDCD5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCD8D5 for text?

Black text on #DCD8D5 has a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.