Palettes / Colors / #E3DEDF

#E3DEDF — Mist Grey

#E3DEDF is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the gray family.

#E3DEDF 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 #DEE3E2; it also sits naturally between #E3DEE1 and #E3DFDE. 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 89% · Green 87% · Blue 87%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E3DEDF

.text { color: #E3DEDF; }
.background { background-color: #E3DEDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E3DEDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(227, 222, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 8%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E3DEDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(227, 222, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E3DEDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(227, 222, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E3DEDF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E3DEDF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E3DEDF

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Tones of #E3DEDF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEE3E2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E3DEDF: #000000.

How #E3DEDF 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 #E3DEDF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E3DEDE  ·  #E3DEE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E3DEDF?

#E3DEDF is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 227, 222, 223). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E3DEDF?

#E3DEDF is RGB 227, 222, 223 — HSL 348°, 8%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 2%, 11%.

What colors go with #E3DEDF?

Its complement is #DEE3E2; analogous partners are #E3DEE1 and #E3DFDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E3DEDF for text?

Black text on #E3DEDF has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.