Palettes / Colors / #CBD0DC

#CBD0DC — Pale Dusty Blue

#CBD0DC is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

#CBD0DC is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm 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 #DCD7CB; it also sits naturally between #CBD9DC and #CECBDC. 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 80% · Green 82% · Blue 86%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBD0DC

.text { color: #CBD0DC; }
.background { background-color: #CBD0DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBD0DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 208, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(222, 20%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBD0DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 208, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBD0DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 208, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBD0DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBD0DC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCD7CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBD0DC: #000000.

How #CBD0DC 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 #CBD0DC 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

← #CBD0DB  ·  #CBD0DD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBD0DC?

#CBD0DC is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 203, 208, 220). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBD0DC?

#CBD0DC is RGB 203, 208, 220 — HSL 222°, 20%, 83% — CMYK 8%, 5%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #CBD0DC?

Its complement is #DCD7CB; analogous partners are #CBD9DC and #CECBDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBD0DC for text?

Black text on #CBD0DC has a contrast ratio of 13.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.