Palettes / Colors / #DCDDDE

#DCDDDE — Mist Grey

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

#DCDDDE 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 #DFDEDD; it also sits naturally between #DDDFDF and #DDDDDF. 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 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCDDDE

.text { color: #DCDDDE; }
.background { background-color: #DCDDDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDDDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 221, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(210, 3%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDDDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 221, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDDDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 221, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCDDDE

Tints of #DCDDDE

Tones of #DCDDDE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFDEDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCDDDE: #000000.

How #DCDDDE 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 #DCDDDE 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

← #DCDDDD  ·  #DCDDDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCDDDE?

#DCDDDE is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 220, 221, 222). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDDDE?

#DCDDDE is RGB 220, 221, 222 — HSL 210°, 3%, 87% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #DCDDDE?

Its complement is #DFDEDD; analogous partners are #DDDFDF and #DDDDDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCDDDE for text?

Black text on #DCDDDE has a contrast ratio of 15.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.