Palettes / Colors / #CCDBDD

#CCDBDD — Pale Dusty Teal

#CCDBDD 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 #CCDBDD 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.

#CCDBDD 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 #DCCDCB; it also sits naturally between #CBDCD6 and #CBD2DC. 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 87%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CCDBDD

.text { color: #CCDBDD; }
.background { background-color: #CCDBDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCDBDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 219, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(187, 20%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCDBDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 219, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCDBDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 219, 221, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CCDBDD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCCDCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCDBDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCDBDD

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 #CCDBDD 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 #CCDBDD 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

← #CCDBDC  ·  #CCDBDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCDBDD?

#CCDBDD is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 204, 219, 221). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCDBDD?

#CCDBDD is RGB 204, 219, 221 — HSL 187°, 20%, 83% — CMYK 8%, 1%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #CCDBDD?

Its complement is #DCCDCB; analogous partners are #CBDCD6 and #CBD2DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCDBDD for text?

Black text on #CCDBDD has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.