Palettes / Colors / #CCDBDA
#CCDBDA — Pale Dusty Teal
#CCDBDA 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 #CCDBDA 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.
#CCDBDA 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 #DBCCCD; it also sits naturally between #CCDBD3 and #CCD5DB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CCDBDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 204, 219, 218 |
| HSL | 176°, 17%, 83% |
| HSV | 176°, 7%, 86% |
| CMYK | 7%, 0%, 0%, 14% |
| XYZ | 62.89, 68.56, 76.25 |
| Yxy | 68.56, 0.3028, 0.3301 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.29, -5.20, -1.25 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.80, -4.99, -1.19 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 86% · Blue 85%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CCDBDA
.text { color: #CCDBDA; }
.background { background-color: #CCDBDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCDBDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 219, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 17%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCDBDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 219, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCDBDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 219, 218, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CCDBDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCDBDA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DBCCCD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.43:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.71:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CCDBDA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCDBDA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CCDBDA: ·
How #CCDBDA 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 #CCDBDA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CCDBDA?
#CCDBDA is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 204, 219, 218). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CCDBDA?
#CCDBDA is RGB 204, 219, 218 — HSL 176°, 17%, 83% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 0%, 14%.
What colors go with #CCDBDA?
Its complement is #DBCCCD; analogous partners are #CCDBD3 and #CCD5DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CCDBDA for text?
Black text on #CCDBDA has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.