Palettes / Colors / #DFDBDB

#DFDBDB — Mist Grey

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

#DFDBDB 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 #DCE0E0; it also sits naturally between #E0DCDE and #E0DEDC. 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 86% · Blue 86%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFDBDB

.text { color: #DFDBDB; }
.background { background-color: #DFDBDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDBDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 219, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 6%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDBDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 219, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDBDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 219, 219, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFDBDB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCE0E0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFDBDB: #000000.

How #DFDBDB 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 #DFDBDB 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

← #DFDBDA  ·  #DFDBDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDBDB?

#DFDBDB is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 223, 219, 219). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDBDB?

#DFDBDB is RGB 223, 219, 219 — HSL 0°, 6%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 2%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDBDB?

Its complement is #DCE0E0; analogous partners are #E0DCDE and #E0DEDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDBDB for text?

Black text on #DFDBDB has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.