Palettes / Colors / #DFDFE3

#DFDFE3 — Mist Grey

#DFDFE3 is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the gray family.

#DFDFE3 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 #E3E3DE; it also sits naturally between #DEE0E3 and #E0DEE3. 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 89%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFDFE3

.text { color: #DFDFE3; }
.background { background-color: #DFDFE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDFE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 223, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 7%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDFE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 223, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDFE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 223, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDFE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDFE3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFDFE3

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E3E3DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFDFE3: #000000.

How #DFDFE3 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 #DFDFE3 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

← #DFDFE2  ·  #DFDFE4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDFE3?

#DFDFE3 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 223, 223, 227). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDFE3?

#DFDFE3 is RGB 223, 223, 227 — HSL 240°, 7%, 88% — CMYK 2%, 2%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #DFDFE3?

Its complement is #E3E3DE; analogous partners are #DEE0E3 and #E0DEE3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDFE3 for text?

Black text on #DFDFE3 has a contrast ratio of 15.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.