Palettes / Colors / #E1E2DF

#E1E2DF — Mist Grey

#E1E2DF is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the gray family.

#E1E2DF 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 #E0DFE2; it also sits naturally between #E2E1DF and #DFE2DF. 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 88% · Green 89% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E1E2DF

.text { color: #E1E2DF; }
.background { background-color: #E1E2DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E1E2DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 226, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(80, 5%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E1E2DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 226, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E1E2DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 226, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E1E2DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E1E2DF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E1E2DF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0DFE2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E1E2DF: #000000.

How #E1E2DF 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 #E1E2DF 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

← #E1E2DE  ·  #E1E2E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E1E2DF?

#E1E2DF is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 225, 226, 223). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E1E2DF?

#E1E2DF is RGB 225, 226, 223 — HSL 80°, 5%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 1%, 11%.

What colors go with #E1E2DF?

Its complement is #E0DFE2; analogous partners are #E2E1DF and #DFE2DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E1E2DF for text?

Black text on #E1E2DF has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.