Palettes / Colors / #CCDFDC

#CCDFDC — Pale Dusty Teal

#CCDFDC 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 #CCDFDC 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.

#CCDFDC 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 #E0CDD0; it also sits naturally between #CDE0D3 and #CDD9E0. 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 87% · Blue 86%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CCDFDC

.text { color: #CCDFDC; }
.background { background-color: #CCDFDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCDFDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 223, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(171, 23%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCDFDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 223, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCDFDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 223, 220, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0CDD0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCDFDC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCDFDC

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 #CCDFDC 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 #CCDFDC 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

← #CCDFDB  ·  #CCDFDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCDFDC?

#CCDFDC is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 204, 223, 220). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCDFDC?

#CCDFDC is RGB 204, 223, 220 — HSL 171°, 23%, 84% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 1%, 13%.

What colors go with #CCDFDC?

Its complement is #E0CDD0; analogous partners are #CDE0D3 and #CDD9E0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCDFDC for text?

Black text on #CCDFDC has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.