Palettes / Colors / #CFDBDE

#CFDBDE — Pale Dusty Teal

#CFDBDE 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 #CFDBDE 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.

#CFDBDE 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 #DED2CE; it also sits naturally between #CEDED9 and #CED3DE. 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 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

CSS code for #CFDBDE

.text { color: #CFDBDE; }
.background { background-color: #CFDBDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFDBDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 219, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(192, 19%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFDBDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 219, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFDBDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 219, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CFDBDE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DED2CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFDBDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFDBDE

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:

How #CFDBDE 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 #CFDBDE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFDBDD  ·  #CFDBDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFDBDE?

#CFDBDE is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 207, 219, 222). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFDBDE?

#CFDBDE is RGB 207, 219, 222 — HSL 192°, 19%, 84% — CMYK 7%, 1%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #CFDBDE?

Its complement is #DED2CE; analogous partners are #CEDED9 and #CED3DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFDBDE for text?

Black text on #CFDBDE has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.