Palettes / Colors / #CEDADD
#CEDADD — Pale Dusty Teal
#CEDADD 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 #CEDADD 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.
#CEDADD 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 #DED2CF; it also sits naturally between #CFDED9 and #CFD3DE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CEDADD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 218, 221 |
| HSL | 192°, 18%, 84% |
| HSV | 192°, 7%, 87% |
| CMYK | 7%, 1%, 0%, 13% |
| XYZ | 63.58, 68.49, 78.27 |
| Yxy | 68.49, 0.3023, 0.3256 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.25, -3.45, -2.87 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.76, -3.32, -2.76 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 85% · Blue 87%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CEDADD
.text { color: #CEDADD; }
.background { background-color: #CEDADD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDADD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 218, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(192, 18%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDADD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 218, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDADD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 218, 221, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CEDADD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEDADD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CEDADD
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Tones of #CEDADD
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DED2CF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.43:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.70:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CEDADD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEDADD
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 #CEDADD: ·
How #CEDADD 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 #CEDADD 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 #CEDADD?
#CEDADD is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 206, 218, 221). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDADD?
#CEDADD is RGB 206, 218, 221 — HSL 192°, 18%, 84% — CMYK 7%, 1%, 0%, 13%.
What colors go with #CEDADD?
Its complement is #DED2CF; analogous partners are #CFDED9 and #CFD3DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CEDADD for text?
Black text on #CEDADD has a contrast ratio of 14.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.