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#CCDFD9 — Pale Dusty Teal

#CCDFD9 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 #CCDFD9 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.

#CCDFD9 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 #E0CDD3; it also sits naturally between #CDE0D0 and #CDDCE0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CCDFD9 · RGB 204, 223, 217

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Color values

HEX#CCDFD9
RGB204, 223, 217
HSL161°, 23%, 84%
HSV161°, 9%, 87%
CMYK9%, 0%, 3%, 13%
XYZ63.81, 70.62, 75.91
Yxy70.62, 0.3034, 0.3357
CIE-Lab87.30, -7.44, 0.76
Hunter Lab84.04, -7.14, 0.72

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 87% · Blue 85%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CCDFD9 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CCDFD9 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CCDFD9

.text { color: #CCDFD9; }
.background { background-color: #CCDFD9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCDFD9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 223, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(161, 23%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCDFD9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 223, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCDFD9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 223, 217, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCDFD9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCDFD9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CCDFD9

#B4D0C7#9BC0B4#82B0A2#68A18F#568A7A#477164#37584D#273F37#182621#080D0B

Tints of #CCDFD9

#D0E2DC#D3E4DE#D9E7E3#DCE9E5#E0EBE8#E3EDEA#E6EFEC#ECF3F1#EFF5F3#F2F7F6

Tones of #CCDFD9

#CEDED9#D0DDD9#D1DCD8#D2DAD8#D3D9D7#D5D7D7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0CDD3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.39:1 Fails
Against black text15.12:1 AAA

Best text color on #CCDFD9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCDFD9

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 #CCDFD9: ·

How #CCDFD9 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D4D4DADeuteranopia · #D3D2DBTritanopia · #CDDCDC

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 #CCDFD9 rather than the exact color:

Palette 3368a0
#3368A0 · #66A3BF · #C8DFDB · #F2EFE7
Palette 2c3333
#2C3333 · #2E4F4F · #0E8388 · #CBE4DE
Palette F6d7a7
#F6D7A7 · #F6EABE · #C8E3D4 · #87AAAA
Palette Fcd1d1
#FCD1D1 · #ECE2E1 · #D3E0DC · #AEE1E1
Palette D3dedc
#D3DEDC · #92A9BD · #7C99AC · #FFEFEF
Palette 37353e
#37353E · #44444E · #715A5A · #D3DAD9

Similar colors

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

#C8DFDB#CBE4DE#C8E3D4#D3E0DC#D3DEDC#D3DAD9#C9D7DD#D1E7D6#D4E2D4#C4DFDF#CAE8D5#D0DDD0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCDFD8  ·  #CCDFDA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCDFD9?

#CCDFD9 is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 204, 223, 217). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCDFD9?

#CCDFD9 is RGB 204, 223, 217 — HSL 161°, 23%, 84% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 3%, 13%.

What colors go with #CCDFD9?

Its complement is #E0CDD3; analogous partners are #CDE0D0 and #CDDCE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCDFD9 for text?

Black text on #CCDFD9 has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.