Palettes / Colors / #CBDDD7

#CBDDD7 — Pale Dusty Teal

#CBDDD7 is a teal color we call Pale Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #CBDDD7 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.

#CBDDD7 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 #DDCBD1; it also sits naturally between #CBDDCE and #CBDADD. 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 84%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBDDD7

.text { color: #CBDDD7; }
.background { background-color: #CBDDD7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBDDD7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 221, 215); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(160, 21%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBDDD7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 221, 215, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBDDD7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 221, 215, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBDDD7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBDDD7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDCBD1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBDDD7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBDDD7

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 #CBDDD7 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 #CBDDD7 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

← #CBDDD6  ·  #CBDDD8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBDDD7?

#CBDDD7 is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 203, 221, 215). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBDDD7?

#CBDDD7 is RGB 203, 221, 215 — HSL 160°, 21%, 83% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 3%, 13%.

What colors go with #CBDDD7?

Its complement is #DDCBD1; analogous partners are #CBDDCE and #CBDADD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBDDD7 for text?

Black text on #CBDDD7 has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.