Palettes / Colors / #DFDFDC

#DFDFDC — Mist Grey

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

#DFDFDC 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 #DDDDDF; it also sits naturally between #DFDEDD and #DEDFDD. 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 86%

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 #DFDFDC

.text { color: #DFDFDC; }
.background { background-color: #DFDFDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDFDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 223, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 4%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDFDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 223, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDFDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 223, 220, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFDFDC

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Tones of #DFDFDC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDDDDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFDFDC: #000000.

How #DFDFDC 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 #DFDFDC 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

← #DFDFDB  ·  #DFDFDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDFDC?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDFDC?

#DFDFDC is RGB 223, 223, 220 — HSL 60°, 4%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 1%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDFDC?

Its complement is #DDDDDF; analogous partners are #DFDEDD and #DEDFDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDFDC for text?

Black text on #DFDFDC has a contrast ratio of 15.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.