Palettes / Colors / #CEDFE4

#CEDFE4 — Pale Dusty Teal

#CEDFE4 is a teal color we call Pale Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the teal family.

#CEDFE4 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 #E4D3CE; it also sits naturally between #CEE4DE and #CED4E4. 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 10% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

Previews

CSS code for #CEDFE4

.text { color: #CEDFE4; }
.background { background-color: #CEDFE4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDFE4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 223, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 29%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDFE4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 223, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDFE4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 223, 228, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEDFE4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEDFE4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CEDFE4

Tints of #CEDFE4

Tones of #CEDFE4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E4D3CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEDFE4: #000000.

How #CEDFE4 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 #CEDFE4 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

← #CEDFE3  ·  #CEDFE5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEDFE4?

#CEDFE4 is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 206, 223, 228). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDFE4?

#CEDFE4 is RGB 206, 223, 228 — HSL 194°, 29%, 85% — CMYK 10%, 2%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #CEDFE4?

Its complement is #E4D3CE; analogous partners are #CEE4DE and #CED4E4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEDFE4 for text?

Black text on #CEDFE4 has a contrast ratio of 15.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.