Palettes / Colors / #DEDFDD

#DEDFDD — Mist Grey

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

#DEDFDD 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 #DEDDDF; it also sits naturally between #DFDFDD and #DDDFDD. 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 87% · Blue 87%

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 #DEDFDD

.text { color: #DEDFDD; }
.background { background-color: #DEDFDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEDFDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 223, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(90, 3%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEDFDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 223, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEDFDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 223, 221, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DEDFDD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEDDDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEDFDD: #000000.

How #DEDFDD 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 #DEDFDD 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

← #DEDFDC  ·  #DEDFDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEDFDD?

#DEDFDD is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 222, 223, 221). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEDFDD?

#DEDFDD is RGB 222, 223, 221 — HSL 90°, 3%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 1%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEDFDD?

Its complement is #DEDDDF; analogous partners are #DFDFDD and #DDDFDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEDFDD for text?

Black text on #DEDFDD has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.