Palettes / Colors / #CCDBDB

#CCDBDB — Pale Dusty Teal

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

#CCDBDB 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 #DBCCCC; it also sits naturally between #CCDBD4 and #CCD4DB. 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 86%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #CCDBDB

.text { color: #CCDBDB; }
.background { background-color: #CCDBDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCDBDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 219, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 17%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCDBDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 219, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCDBDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 219, 219, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CCDBDB

Tints of #CCDBDB

Tones of #CCDBDB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBCCCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCDBDB: #000000.

How #CCDBDB 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 #CCDBDB 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

← #CCDBDA  ·  #CCDBDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCDBDB?

#CCDBDB is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 204, 219, 219). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCDBDB?

#CCDBDB is RGB 204, 219, 219 — HSL 180°, 17%, 83% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #CCDBDB?

Its complement is #DBCCCC; analogous partners are #CCDBD4 and #CCD4DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCDBDB for text?

Black text on #CCDBDB has a contrast ratio of 14.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.