Palettes / Colors / #CCDBCD

#CCDBCD — Pale Dusty Green

#CCDBCD is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

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

#CCDBCD is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm 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 #DBCCDA; it also sits naturally between #D3DBCC and #CCDBD5. 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 86% · Blue 80%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CCDBCD

.text { color: #CCDBCD; }
.background { background-color: #CCDBCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCDBCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 219, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(124, 17%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCDBCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 219, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCDBCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 219, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CCDBCD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBCCDA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCDBCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCDBCD

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 #CCDBCD 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 #CCDBCD 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

← #CCDBCC  ·  #CCDBCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCDBCD?

#CCDBCD is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 204, 219, 205). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCDBCD?

#CCDBCD is RGB 204, 219, 205 — HSL 124°, 17%, 83% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 6%, 14%.

What colors go with #CCDBCD?

Its complement is #DBCCDA; analogous partners are #D3DBCC and #CCDBD5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCDBCD for text?

Black text on #CCDBCD has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.