Palettes / Colors / #C8DCDE

#C8DCDE — Pale Dusty Teal

#C8DCDE is a teal color we call Pale Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #C8DCDE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#C8DCDE 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 #DECBC9; it also sits naturally between #C9DED5 and #C9D2DE. 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 78% · Green 86% · Blue 87%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C8DCDE

.text { color: #C8DCDE; }
.background { background-color: #C8DCDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C8DCDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(200, 220, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(185, 25%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C8DCDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(200, 220, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C8DCDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(200, 220, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C8DCDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C8DCDE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DECBC9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C8DCDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C8DCDE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #C8DCDE 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 #C8DCDE 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

← #C8DCDD  ·  #C8DCDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C8DCDE?

#C8DCDE is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 200, 220, 222). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C8DCDE?

#C8DCDE is RGB 200, 220, 222 — HSL 185°, 25%, 83% — CMYK 10%, 1%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #C8DCDE?

Its complement is #DECBC9; analogous partners are #C9DED5 and #C9D2DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C8DCDE for text?

Black text on #C8DCDE has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.