Palettes / Colors / #CEDCDB

#CEDCDB — Pale Dusty Teal

#CEDCDB is a teal color we call Pale Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the teal family.

#CEDCDB 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 #DDCFD0; it also sits naturally between #CFDDD5 and #CFD7DD. 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 81% · Green 86% · Blue 86%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CEDCDB

.text { color: #CEDCDB; }
.background { background-color: #CEDCDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDCDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 220, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 17%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDCDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 220, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDCDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 220, 219, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CEDCDB

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Tones of #CEDCDB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDCFD0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEDCDB: #000000.

How #CEDCDB 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 #CEDCDB 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

← #CEDCDA  ·  #CEDCDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEDCDB?

#CEDCDB is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 206, 220, 219). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDCDB?

#CEDCDB is RGB 206, 220, 219 — HSL 176°, 17%, 84% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #CEDCDB?

Its complement is #DDCFD0; analogous partners are #CFDDD5 and #CFD7DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEDCDB for text?

Black text on #CEDCDB has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.