Palettes / Colors / #CBDDCE

#CBDDCE — Pale Dusty Green

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

#CBDDCE 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 #DDCBDA; it also sits naturally between #D1DDCB and #CBDDD7. 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 87% · Blue 81%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBDDCE

.text { color: #CBDDCE; }
.background { background-color: #CBDDCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBDDCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 221, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(130, 21%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBDDCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 221, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBDDCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 221, 206, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDCBDA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBDDCE: #000000.

How #CBDDCE 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 #CBDDCE 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

← #CBDDCD  ·  #CBDDCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBDDCE?

#CBDDCE is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 203, 221, 206). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBDDCE?

#CBDDCE is RGB 203, 221, 206 — HSL 130°, 21%, 83% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 7%, 13%.

What colors go with #CBDDCE?

Its complement is #DDCBDA; analogous partners are #D1DDCB and #CBDDD7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBDDCE for text?

Black text on #CBDDCE has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.