Palettes / Colors / #E4DDE2

#E4DDE2 — Mist Grey

#E4DDE2 is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the gray family.

#E4DDE2 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 #DDE4DF; it also sits naturally between #E2DDE4 and #E4DDDE. 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 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 1% · Key 11%

Previews

CSS code for #E4DDE2

.text { color: #E4DDE2; }
.background { background-color: #E4DDE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4DDE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 221, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(317, 11%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4DDE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 221, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4DDE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 221, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E4DDE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4DDE2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E4DDE2

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Tones of #E4DDE2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDE4DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E4DDE2: #000000.

How #E4DDE2 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 #E4DDE2 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

← #E4DDE1  ·  #E4DDE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E4DDE2?

#E4DDE2 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 228, 221, 226). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E4DDE2?

#E4DDE2 is RGB 228, 221, 226 — HSL 317°, 11%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 1%, 11%.

What colors go with #E4DDE2?

Its complement is #DDE4DF; analogous partners are #E2DDE4 and #E4DDDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E4DDE2 for text?

Black text on #E4DDE2 has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.