Palettes / Colors / #DCDDDD

#DCDDDD — Mist Grey

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

#DCDDDD 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 #DCDBDB; it also sits naturally between #DBDCDB and #DBDBDC. 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 87%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCDDDD

.text { color: #DCDDDD; }
.background { background-color: #DCDDDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDDDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 221, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 1%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDDDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 221, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDDDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 221, 221, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCDDDD

Tints of #DCDDDD

Tones of #DCDDDD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCDBDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCDDDD: #000000.

How #DCDDDD 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 #DCDDDD 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

← #DCDDDC  ·  #DCDDDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCDDDD?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDDDD?

#DCDDDD is RGB 220, 221, 221 — HSL 180°, 1%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #DCDDDD?

Its complement is #DCDBDB; analogous partners are #DBDCDB and #DBDBDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCDDDD for text?

Black text on #DCDDDD has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.