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#CBDCCC — Pale Dusty Green

#CBDCCC is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #CBDCCC 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.

#CBDCCC is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm 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 #DCCBDB; it also sits naturally between #D2DCCB and #CBDCD5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBDCCC · RGB 203, 220, 204

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Color values

HEX#CBDCCC
RGB203, 220, 204
HSL124°, 20%, 83%
HSV124°, 8%, 86%
CMYK8%, 0%, 7%, 14%
XYZ61.12, 68.24, 67.08
Yxy68.24, 0.3111, 0.3474
CIE-Lab86.13, -8.63, 5.90
Hunter Lab82.61, -8.21, 5.39

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 86% · Blue 80%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CBDCCC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CBDCCC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CBDCCC

.text { color: #CBDCCC; }
.background { background-color: #CBDCCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBDCCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 220, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(124, 20%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBDCCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 220, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBDCCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 220, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CBDCCC

#B3CCB4#9ABC9C#82AB84#699B6C#5A875D#496E4C#39563B#293D2A#182519#080C08

Tints of #CBDCCC

#CEDECF#D4E2D5#D7E4D8#DAE7DB#E0EBE1#E3EDE4#E7EFE7#EAF1EA#F0F5F0#F3F7F3

Tones of #CBDCCC

#CCDBCD#CEDACE#CFD8D0#D0D8D0#D1D6D1#D2D5D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCCBDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.43:1 Fails
Against black text14.65:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBDCCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBDCCC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CBDCCC: ·

How #CBDCCC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D2D3D0Deuteranopia · #D1D0D1Tritanopia · #CCD3D4

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CBDCCC rather than the exact color:

Palette 7c9473
#7C9473 · #CFDAC8 · #E8EAE6 · #CDD0CB
Palette 727d73
#727D73 · #AAB99A · #D0DDD0 · #F0F0D7
Palette B5c0d0
#B5C0D0 · #CCD3CA · #F5E8DD · #EED3D9
Palette 16423c
#16423C · #6A9C89 · #C4DAD2 · #E9EFEC
Palette F6b1ce
#F6B1CE · #1581BF · #3DB6B1 · #CCE5CF
Palette A7d397
#A7D397 · #F5EEC8 · #D0D4CA · #555843

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#CFDAC8#D0DDD0#CCD3CA#C4DAD2#CCE5CF#D0D4CA#CFD3CE#D1D8C5#CEE5D0#CFE5CF#C2DED1#D2E3C8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBDCCB  ·  #CBDCCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBDCCC?

#CBDCCC is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 203, 220, 204). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBDCCC?

#CBDCCC is RGB 203, 220, 204 — HSL 124°, 20%, 83% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 7%, 14%.

What colors go with #CBDCCC?

Its complement is #DCCBDB; analogous partners are #D2DCCB and #CBDCD5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBDCCC for text?

Black text on #CBDCCC has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.