Palettes / Colors / #CBE2DE

#CBE2DE — Pale Dusty Teal

#CBE2DE is a teal color we call Pale Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the teal family.

#CBE2DE 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 #E2CBCF; it also sits naturally between #CBE2D2 and #CBDAE2. 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 89% · Blue 87%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBE2DE

.text { color: #CBE2DE; }
.background { background-color: #CBE2DE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBE2DE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 226, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(170, 28%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBE2DE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 226, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBE2DE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 226, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBE2DE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBE2DE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBE2DE

Tints of #CBE2DE

Tones of #CBE2DE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2CBCF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBE2DE: #000000.

How #CBE2DE 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 #CBE2DE 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

← #CBE2DD  ·  #CBE2DF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBE2DE?

#CBE2DE is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 203, 226, 222). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBE2DE?

#CBE2DE is RGB 203, 226, 222 — HSL 170°, 28%, 84% — CMYK 10%, 0%, 2%, 11%.

What colors go with #CBE2DE?

Its complement is #E2CBCF; analogous partners are #CBE2D2 and #CBDAE2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBE2DE for text?

Black text on #CBE2DE has a contrast ratio of 15.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.