Palettes / Colors / #DFDDDE

#DFDDDE — Mist Grey

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

#DFDDDE 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 #DDDFDE; it also sits naturally between #DFDDDF and #DFDDDD. 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 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFDDDE

.text { color: #DFDDDE; }
.background { background-color: #DFDDDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDDDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 221, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(330, 3%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDDDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 221, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDDDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 221, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFDDDE

Tints of #DFDDDE

Tones of #DFDDDE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDDFDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFDDDE: #000000.

How #DFDDDE 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 #DFDDDE 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

← #DFDDDD  ·  #DFDDDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDDDE?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDDDE?

#DFDDDE is RGB 223, 221, 222 — HSL 330°, 3%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDDDE?

Its complement is #DDDFDE; analogous partners are #DFDDDF and #DFDDDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDDDE for text?

Black text on #DFDDDE has a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.