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#CCDBD3 — Pale Dusty Green

#CCDBD3 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 #CCDBD3 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.

#CCDBD3 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 #DBCCD4; it also sits naturally between #CDDBCC and #CCDBDB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CCDBD3 · RGB 204, 219, 211

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Color values

HEX#CCDBD3
RGB204, 219, 211
HSL148°, 17%, 83%
HSV148°, 7%, 86%
CMYK7%, 0%, 4%, 14%
XYZ61.99, 68.20, 71.53
Yxy68.20, 0.3073, 0.3381
CIE-Lab86.11, -6.51, 2.19
Hunter Lab82.59, -6.22, 2.04

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 86% · Blue 83%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CCDBD3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CCDBD3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CCDBD3

.text { color: #CCDBD3; }
.background { background-color: #CCDBD3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCDBD3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 219, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(148, 17%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCDBD3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 219, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCDBD3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 219, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCDBD3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCDBD3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CCDBD3

#B4CABF#9DB9AA#85A895#6D9781#5D836F#4C6B5B#3B5447#2A3C32#19241E#080C0A

Tints of #CCDBD3

#CFDDD6#D5E1DB#D8E3DD#DBE6E0#E1EAE5#E4ECE8#E7EEEA#EAF0ED#F0F4F2#F3F7F5

Tones of #CCDBD3

#CDDAD3#CED9D3#CFD8D3#D1D7D3#D1D6D4#D3D5D4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBCCD4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.43:1 Fails
Against black text14.64:1 AAA

Best text color on #CCDBD3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCDBD3

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CCDBD3: ·

How #CCDBD3 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D2D3D5Deuteranopia · #D2D1D5Tritanopia · #CDD6D7

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CCDBD3 rather than the exact color:

Palette 727d73
#727D73 · #AAB99A · #D0DDD0 · #F0F0D7
Palette 16423c
#16423C · #6A9C89 · #C4DAD2 · #E9EFEC
Palette F6d7a7
#F6D7A7 · #F6EABE · #C8E3D4 · #87AAAA
Palette 37353e
#37353E · #44444E · #715A5A · #D3DAD9
Palette E2a16f
#E2A16F · #FFF0DD · #D1D3D4 · #86B0BD
Palette 3368a0
#3368A0 · #66A3BF · #C8DFDB · #F2EFE7

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#D0DDD0#C4DAD2#C8E3D4#D3DAD9#D1D3D4#C8DFDB#CFD3CE#C2DED1#CEE5D0#D4E2D4#CCE5CF#CFE5CF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCDBD2  ·  #CCDBD4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCDBD3?

#CCDBD3 is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 204, 219, 211). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCDBD3?

#CCDBD3 is RGB 204, 219, 211 — HSL 148°, 17%, 83% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 4%, 14%.

What colors go with #CCDBD3?

Its complement is #DBCCD4; analogous partners are #CDDBCC and #CCDBDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCDBD3 for text?

Black text on #CCDBD3 has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.