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#DFDADC — Mist Grey

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #DFDADC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DFDADC 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 #D9DEDC; it also sits naturally between #DED9DD and #DED9D9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFDADC · RGB 223, 218, 220

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Color values

HEX#DFDADC
RGB223, 218, 220
HSL336°, 7%, 86%
HSV336°, 2%, 87%
CMYK0%, 2%, 1%, 13%
XYZ68.42, 71.00, 77.81
Yxy71.00, 0.3150, 0.3268
CIE-Lab87.48, 2.06, -0.39
Hunter Lab84.26, 2.02, -0.37

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 85% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 1% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFDADC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFDADC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFDADC

.text { color: #DFDADC; }
.background { background-color: #DFDADC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDADC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 218, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(336, 7%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDADC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 218, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDADC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 218, 220, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFDADC

#CBC3C6#B8ADB1#A3959A#907F85#7B6B71#65585D#4F4549#372F32#211C1E#0B090A

Tints of #DFDADC

#E0DCDD#E3DEE0#E5E1E3#E7E4E5#EAE6E8#ECE9EA#EEECED#F1EFEF#F3F1F2#F6F4F5

Tones of #DFDADC

#DDD9DB#DDDADB#DDDADB#DCDADB#DCDBDB#DCDBDB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9DEDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.38:1 Fails
Against black text15.20:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFDADC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDADC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DFDADC: ·

How #DFDADC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DDDDDCDeuteranopia · #DDDEDBTritanopia · #DFDBDB

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFDADC rather than the exact color:

Palette 432323
#432323 · #2F5755 · #5A9690 · #E0D9D9
Palette E62727
#E62727 · #F3F2EC · #DCDCDC · #1E93AB
Palette 000000
#000000 · #CB2957 · #DDDDDD · #EEEEEE
Palette Dddddd
#DDDDDD · #222831 · #30475E · #F05454
Palette Dddddd
#DDDDDD · #F9F3F3 · #F7D9D9 · #F25287
Palette Dddddd
#DDDDDD · #FAB7B7 · #F5A8A8 · #E19999

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E0D9D9#DCDCDC#DDDDDD#E0DEDE#E4D8DC#E2DAD6#D8D9DA#DBD8E3#E3E1D9#E4E0E1#E5E0D8#E5E1DA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFDADB  ·  #DFDADD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDADC?

#DFDADC is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 223, 218, 220). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDADC?

#DFDADC is RGB 223, 218, 220 — HSL 336°, 7%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 1%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDADC?

Its complement is #D9DEDC; analogous partners are #DED9DD and #DED9D9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDADC for text?

Black text on #DFDADC has a contrast ratio of 15.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.