Palettes / Colors / #CBDDDC

#CBDDDC — Pale Dusty Teal

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

#CBDDDC 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 #DDCBCB; it also sits naturally between #CBDDD3 and #CBD5DD. 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 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBDDDC

.text { color: #CBDDDC; }
.background { background-color: #CBDDDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBDDDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 221, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(177, 21%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBDDDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 221, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBDDDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 221, 220, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CBDDDC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDCBCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBDDDC: #000000.

How #CBDDDC 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 #CBDDDC 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

← #CBDDDB  ·  #CBDDDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBDDDC?

#CBDDDC is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 203, 221, 220). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBDDDC?

#CBDDDC is RGB 203, 221, 220 — HSL 177°, 21%, 83% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #CBDDDC?

Its complement is #DDCBCB; analogous partners are #CBDDD3 and #CBD5DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBDDDC for text?

Black text on #CBDDDC has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.