Palettes / Colors / #CED9DA
#CED9DA — Pale Dusty Teal
#CED9DA 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 #CED9DA 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.
#CED9DA 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 #DACFCE; it also sits naturally between #CEDAD5 and #CED3DA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CED9DA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 217, 218 |
| HSL | 185°, 14%, 83% |
| HSV | 185°, 6%, 85% |
| CMYK | 6%, 0%, 0%, 15% |
| XYZ | 62.92, 67.81, 76.10 |
| Yxy | 67.81, 0.3042, 0.3278 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.91, -3.50, -1.78 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.35, -3.37, -1.70 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 85% · Blue 85%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CED9DA
.text { color: #CED9DA; }
.background { background-color: #CED9DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED9DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 217, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(185, 14%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED9DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 217, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED9DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 217, 218, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CED9DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED9DA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DACFCE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.44:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.56:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CED9DA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CED9DA
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 #CED9DA: ·
How #CED9DA 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 #CED9DA 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 #CED9DA?
#CED9DA is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 206, 217, 218). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CED9DA?
#CED9DA is RGB 206, 217, 218 — HSL 185°, 14%, 83% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 0%, 15%.
What colors go with #CED9DA?
Its complement is #DACFCE; analogous partners are #CEDAD5 and #CED3DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CED9DA for text?
Black text on #CED9DA has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.