Palettes / Colors / #CFDDDA
#CFDDDA — Pale Dusty Teal
#CFDDDA 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 #CFDDDA 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.
#CFDDDA 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 #DDCFD2; it also sits naturally between #CFDDD3 and #CFD9DD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CFDDDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 207, 221, 218 |
| HSL | 167°, 17%, 84% |
| HSV | 167°, 6%, 87% |
| CMYK | 6%, 0%, 1%, 13% |
| XYZ | 64.24, 70.04, 76.46 |
| Yxy | 70.04, 0.3048, 0.3323 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.02, -5.24, -0.16 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.69, -5.04, -0.15 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 87% · Blue 85%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CFDDDA
.text { color: #CFDDDA; }
.background { background-color: #CFDDDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFDDDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 221, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(167, 17%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFDDDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 221, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFDDDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 221, 218, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CFDDDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFDDDA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DDCFD2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.40:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.01:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CFDDDA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFDDDA
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 #CFDDDA: ·
How #CFDDDA 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 #CFDDDA 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 #CFDDDA?
#CFDDDA is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 207, 221, 218). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CFDDDA?
#CFDDDA is RGB 207, 221, 218 — HSL 167°, 17%, 84% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 1%, 13%.
What colors go with #CFDDDA?
Its complement is #DDCFD2; analogous partners are #CFDDD3 and #CFD9DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CFDDDA for text?
Black text on #CFDDDA has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.