Palettes / Colors / #DDE4DD

#DDE4DD — Mist Grey

#DDE4DD is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the gray family.

#DDE4DD 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 #E4DDE4; it also sits naturally between #E0E4DD and #DDE4E0. 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 87% · Green 89% · Blue 87%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDE4DD

.text { color: #DDE4DD; }
.background { background-color: #DDE4DD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDE4DD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 228, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 11%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDE4DD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 228, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDE4DD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 228, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDE4DD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDE4DD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E4DDE4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDE4DD: #000000.

How #DDE4DD 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 #DDE4DD 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

← #DDE4DC  ·  #DDE4DE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDE4DD?

#DDE4DD is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 221, 228, 221). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDE4DD?

#DDE4DD is RGB 221, 228, 221 — HSL 120°, 11%, 88% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 3%, 11%.

What colors go with #DDE4DD?

Its complement is #E4DDE4; analogous partners are #E0E4DD and #DDE4E0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDE4DD for text?

Black text on #DDE4DD has a contrast ratio of 16.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.