Palettes / Colors / #CBDCD5

#CBDCD5 — Pale Dusty Green

#CBDCD5 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 #CBDCD5 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.

#CBDCD5 is a cool 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 #DCCBD2; it also sits naturally between #CBDCCC and #CBDBDC. 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 84%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBDCD5

.text { color: #CBDCD5; }
.background { background-color: #CBDCD5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBDCD5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 220, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(155, 20%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBDCD5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 220, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBDCD5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 220, 213, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBDCD5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBDCD5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBDCD5

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCCBD2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBDCD5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBDCD5

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 #CBDCD5 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 #CBDCD5 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

← #CBDCD4  ·  #CBDCD6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBDCD5?

#CBDCD5 is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 203, 220, 213). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBDCD5?

#CBDCD5 is RGB 203, 220, 213 — HSL 155°, 20%, 83% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 3%, 14%.

What colors go with #CBDCD5?

Its complement is #DCCBD2; analogous partners are #CBDCCC and #CBDBDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBDCD5 for text?

Black text on #CBDCD5 has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.