Palettes / Colors / #C3DEDF

#C3DEDF — Pale Dusty Teal

#C3DEDF is a teal color we call Pale Dusty Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.

#C3DEDF is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DFC4C3; it also sits naturally between #C3DFD2 and #C3D0DF. 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 76% · Green 87% · Blue 87%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

Previews

CSS code for #C3DEDF

.text { color: #C3DEDF; }
.background { background-color: #C3DEDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C3DEDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(195, 222, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(182, 30%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C3DEDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(195, 222, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C3DEDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(195, 222, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C3DEDF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C3DEDF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C3DEDF

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Tones of #C3DEDF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFC4C3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C3DEDF: #000000.

How #C3DEDF 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 #C3DEDF 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

← #C3DEDE  ·  #C3DEE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C3DEDF?

#C3DEDF is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 195, 222, 223). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C3DEDF?

#C3DEDF is RGB 195, 222, 223 — HSL 182°, 30%, 82% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #C3DEDF?

Its complement is #DFC4C3; analogous partners are #C3DFD2 and #C3D0DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C3DEDF for text?

Black text on #C3DEDF has a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.