Palettes / Colors / #CEDCDE
#CEDCDE — Pale Dusty Teal
#CEDCDE 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 #CEDCDE 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.
#CEDCDE 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 #DED0CE; it also sits naturally between #CEDED8 and #CED4DE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CEDCDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 220, 222 |
| HSL | 187°, 20%, 84% |
| HSV | 187°, 7%, 87% |
| CMYK | 7%, 1%, 0%, 13% |
| XYZ | 64.23, 69.58, 79.15 |
| Yxy | 69.58, 0.3016, 0.3267 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.79, -4.29, -2.60 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.42, -4.14, -2.50 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 86% · 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 #CEDCDE
.text { color: #CEDCDE; }
.background { background-color: #CEDCDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDCDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 220, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(187, 20%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDCDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 220, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDCDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 220, 222, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CEDCDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEDCDE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CEDCDE
Tints of #CEDCDE
Tones of #CEDCDE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DED0CE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.41:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.92:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CEDCDE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEDCDE
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 #CEDCDE: ·
How #CEDCDE 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 #CEDCDE 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 #CEDCDE?
#CEDCDE is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 206, 220, 222). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDCDE?
#CEDCDE is RGB 206, 220, 222 — HSL 187°, 20%, 84% — CMYK 7%, 1%, 0%, 13%.
What colors go with #CEDCDE?
Its complement is #DED0CE; analogous partners are #CEDED8 and #CED4DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CEDCDE for text?
Black text on #CEDCDE has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.