Palettes / Colors / #CEDFE3

#CEDFE3 — Pale Dusty Teal

#CEDFE3 is a teal color we call Pale Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the teal family.

#CEDFE3 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 #E3D2CE; it also sits naturally between #CEE3DD and #CED5E3. 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 87% · Blue 89%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

Previews

CSS code for #CEDFE3

.text { color: #CEDFE3; }
.background { background-color: #CEDFE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDFE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 223, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 27%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDFE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 223, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDFE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 223, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEDFE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEDFE3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CEDFE3

Tints of #CEDFE3

Tones of #CEDFE3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E3D2CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEDFE3: #000000.

How #CEDFE3 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 #CEDFE3 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEDFE2  ·  #CEDFE4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEDFE3?

#CEDFE3 is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 206, 223, 227). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDFE3?

#CEDFE3 is RGB 206, 223, 227 — HSL 191°, 27%, 85% — CMYK 9%, 2%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #CEDFE3?

Its complement is #E3D2CE; analogous partners are #CEE3DD and #CED5E3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEDFE3 for text?

Black text on #CEDFE3 has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.