Palettes / Colors / #DCDCD9

#DCDCD9 — Mist Grey

#DCDCD9 is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the gray family.

#DCDCD9 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 #DADADD; it also sits naturally between #DDDBDA and #DBDDDA. 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 #DCDCD9

.text { color: #DCDCD9; }
.background { background-color: #DCDCD9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDCD9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 220, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 4%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDCD9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 220, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDCD9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 220, 217, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCDCD9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCDCD9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCDCD9

Tints of #DCDCD9

Tones of #DCDCD9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DADADD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCDCD9: #000000.

How #DCDCD9 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 #DCDCD9 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

← #DCDCD8  ·  #DCDCDA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCDCD9?

#DCDCD9 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 220, 220, 217). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDCD9?

#DCDCD9 is RGB 220, 220, 217 — HSL 60°, 4%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 1%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCDCD9?

Its complement is #DADADD; analogous partners are #DDDBDA and #DBDDDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCDCD9 for text?

Black text on #DCDCD9 has a contrast ratio of 15.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.