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#CEDDDF — Pale Dusty Teal

#CEDDDF 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 #CEDDDF 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.

#CEDDDF 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 #DFD0CE; it also sits naturally between #CEDFD8 and #CED4DF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CEDDDF · RGB 206, 221, 223

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Color values

HEX#CEDDDF
RGB206, 221, 223
HSL187°, 21%, 84%
HSV187°, 8%, 87%
CMYK8%, 1%, 0%, 13%
XYZ64.63, 70.16, 79.95
Yxy70.16, 0.3010, 0.3267
CIE-Lab87.08, -4.62, -2.71
Hunter Lab83.76, -4.46, -2.61

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 87% · Blue 87%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CEDDDF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CEDDDF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CEDDDF

.text { color: #CEDDDF; }
.background { background-color: #CEDDDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDDDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 221, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(187, 21%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDDDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 221, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDDDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 221, 223, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CEDDDF

#B5CCCF#9CBBBF#84A9AE#6B989E#598288#496B6F#385356#283B3E#182425#080C0C

Tints of #CEDDDF

#D1DFE1#D4E1E3#DAE5E7#DDE7E9#E0EAEB#E3ECED#E6EEEF#ECF2F3#F0F4F5#F3F6F7

Tones of #CEDDDF

#CFDCDE#D0DBDC#D1DADB#D3D9DA#D4D8D9#D5D7D7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFD0CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.40:1 Fails
Against black text15.03:1 AAA

Best text color on #CEDDDF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEDDDF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CEDDDF: ·

How #CEDDDF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D4D5DFDeuteranopia · #D4D3DETritanopia · #CFDEDE

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CEDDDF rather than the exact color:

Palette D3dedc
#D3DEDC · #92A9BD · #7C99AC · #FFEFEF
Palette Fcd1d1
#FCD1D1 · #ECE2E1 · #D3E0DC · #AEE1E1
Palette 3368a0
#3368A0 · #66A3BF · #C8DFDB · #F2EFE7
Palette 2c3333
#2C3333 · #2E4F4F · #0E8388 · #CBE4DE
Palette E8c872
#E8C872 · #FFF3CF · #C9D7DD · #637A9F
Palette F5b17b
#F5B17B · #4E709D · #89A4C7 · #CDD5E0

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#D3DEDC#D3E0DC#C8DFDB#CBE4DE#C9D7DD#CDD5E0#D3DAD9#C6DCE4#C4DCE0#C4DFDF#CED9E9#CCD8E9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEDDDE  ·  #CEDDE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEDDDF?

#CEDDDF is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 206, 221, 223). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDDDF?

#CEDDDF is RGB 206, 221, 223 — HSL 187°, 21%, 84% — CMYK 8%, 1%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #CEDDDF?

Its complement is #DFD0CE; analogous partners are #CEDFD8 and #CED4DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEDDDF for text?

Black text on #CEDDDF has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.