Palettes / Colors / #C3DFDD

#C3DFDD — Pale Dusty Teal

#C3DFDD is a teal color we call Pale Dusty Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.

#C3DFDD 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 #DFC3C5; it also sits naturally between #C3DFCF and #C3D3DF. 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 1% · Key 13%

Previews

CSS code for #C3DFDD

.text { color: #C3DFDD; }
.background { background-color: #C3DFDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C3DFDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(195, 223, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 30%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C3DFDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(195, 223, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C3DFDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(195, 223, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C3DFDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C3DFDD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C3DFDD

Tints of #C3DFDD

Tones of #C3DFDD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFC3C5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C3DFDD: #000000.

How #C3DFDD 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 #C3DFDD 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

← #C3DFDC  ·  #C3DFDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C3DFDD?

#C3DFDD is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 195, 223, 221). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C3DFDD?

#C3DFDD is RGB 195, 223, 221 — HSL 176°, 30%, 82% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 1%, 13%.

What colors go with #C3DFDD?

Its complement is #DFC3C5; analogous partners are #C3DFCF and #C3D3DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C3DFDD for text?

Black text on #C3DFDD has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.