Palettes / Colors / #CBDBDC

#CBDBDC — Pale Dusty Teal

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

#CBDBDC 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 #DCCCCB; it also sits naturally between #CBDCD5 and #CBD2DC. 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 86% · Blue 86%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBDBDC

.text { color: #CBDBDC; }
.background { background-color: #CBDBDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBDBDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 219, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(184, 20%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBDBDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 219, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBDBDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 219, 220, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CBDBDC

Tints of #CBDBDC

Tones of #CBDBDC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCCCCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBDBDC: #000000.

How #CBDBDC 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 #CBDBDC 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

← #CBDBDB  ·  #CBDBDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBDBDC?

#CBDBDC is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 203, 219, 220). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBDBDC?

#CBDBDC is RGB 203, 219, 220 — HSL 184°, 20%, 83% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #CBDBDC?

Its complement is #DCCCCB; analogous partners are #CBDCD5 and #CBD2DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBDBDC for text?

Black text on #CBDBDC has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.