Palettes / Colors / #CBDDDB

#CBDDDB — Pale Dusty Teal

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

#CBDDDB 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 #DDCBCD; it also sits naturally between #CBDDD2 and #CBD6DD. 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 86%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBDDDB

.text { color: #CBDDDB; }
.background { background-color: #CBDDDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBDDDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 221, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 21%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBDDDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 221, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBDDDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 221, 219, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CBDDDB

Tints of #CBDDDB

Tones of #CBDDDB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDCBCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBDDDB: #000000.

How #CBDDDB 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 #CBDDDB 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

← #CBDDDA  ·  #CBDDDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBDDDB?

#CBDDDB is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 203, 221, 219). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBDDDB?

#CBDDDB is RGB 203, 221, 219 — HSL 173°, 21%, 83% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 1%, 13%.

What colors go with #CBDDDB?

Its complement is #DDCBCD; analogous partners are #CBDDD2 and #CBD6DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBDDDB for text?

Black text on #CBDDDB has a contrast ratio of 14.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.