Palettes / Colors / #CBDEDA

#CBDEDA — Pale Dusty Teal

#CBDEDA 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 #CBDEDA 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.

#CBDEDA 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 #DDCACE; it also sits naturally between #CADDD0 and #CAD8DD. 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 85%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBDEDA

.text { color: #CBDEDA; }
.background { background-color: #CBDEDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBDEDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 222, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(167, 22%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBDEDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 222, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBDEDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 222, 218, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CBDEDA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDCACE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBDEDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBDEDA

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 #CBDEDA 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 #CBDEDA 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

← #CBDED9  ·  #CBDEDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBDEDA?

#CBDEDA is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 203, 222, 218). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBDEDA?

#CBDEDA is RGB 203, 222, 218 — HSL 167°, 22%, 83% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 2%, 13%.

What colors go with #CBDEDA?

Its complement is #DDCACE; analogous partners are #CADDD0 and #CAD8DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBDEDA for text?

Black text on #CBDEDA has a contrast ratio of 15.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.