Palettes / Colors / #DCDDDA

#DCDDDA — Mist Grey

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

#DCDDDA 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 #DBDADD; it also sits naturally between #DDDCDA and #DADDDA. 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 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCDDDA

.text { color: #DCDDDA; }
.background { background-color: #DCDDDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDDDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 221, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(80, 4%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDDDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 221, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDDDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 221, 218, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCDDDA

Tints of #DCDDDA

Tones of #DCDDDA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBDADD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCDDDA: #000000.

How #DCDDDA 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 #DCDDDA 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

← #DCDDD9  ·  #DCDDDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCDDDA?

#DCDDDA is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 220, 221, 218). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDDDA?

#DCDDDA is RGB 220, 221, 218 — HSL 80°, 4%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 1%, 13%.

What colors go with #DCDDDA?

Its complement is #DBDADD; analogous partners are #DDDCDA and #DADDDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCDDDA for text?

Black text on #DCDDDA has a contrast ratio of 15.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.