Palettes / Colors / #CEDCDF
#CEDCDF — Pale Dusty Teal
#CEDCDF 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 #CEDCDF 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.
#CEDCDF 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 #DFD1CE; it also sits naturally between #CEDFD9 and #CED3DF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CEDCDF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 220, 223 |
| HSL | 191°, 21%, 84% |
| HSV | 191°, 8%, 87% |
| CMYK | 8%, 1%, 0%, 13% |
| XYZ | 64.37, 69.64, 79.86 |
| Yxy | 69.64, 0.3010, 0.3256 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.82, -4.10, -3.09 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.45, -3.96, -2.98 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 86% · Blue 87%
Cyan 8% · 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 #CEDCDF
.text { color: #CEDCDF; }
.background { background-color: #CEDCDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDCDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 220, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 21%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDCDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 220, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDCDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 220, 223, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CEDCDF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEDCDF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CEDCDF
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Tones of #CEDCDF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DFD1CE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.41:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.93:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CEDCDF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEDCDF
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 #CEDCDF: ·
How #CEDCDF 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 #CEDCDF 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 #CEDCDF?
#CEDCDF is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 206, 220, 223). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDCDF?
#CEDCDF is RGB 206, 220, 223 — HSL 191°, 21%, 84% — CMYK 8%, 1%, 0%, 13%.
What colors go with #CEDCDF?
Its complement is #DFD1CE; analogous partners are #CEDFD9 and #CED3DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CEDCDF for text?
Black text on #CEDCDF has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.