Palettes / Colors / #CFDFDC
#CFDFDC — Pale Dusty Teal
#CFDFDC 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 #CFDFDC 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.
#CFDFDC 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 #DECED1; it also sits naturally between #CEDED3 and #CED9DE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CFDFDC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 207, 223, 220 |
| HSL | 169°, 20%, 84% |
| HSV | 169°, 7%, 87% |
| CMYK | 7%, 0%, 1%, 13% |
| XYZ | 65.04, 71.21, 78.03 |
| Yxy | 71.21, 0.3035, 0.3323 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.59, -5.89, -0.38 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.38, -5.68, -0.36 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 87% · Blue 86%
Cyan 7% · 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 #CFDFDC
.text { color: #CFDFDC; }
.background { background-color: #CFDFDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFDFDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 223, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(169, 20%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFDFDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 223, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFDFDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 223, 220, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CFDFDC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFDFDC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CFDFDC
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Tones of #CFDFDC
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DECED1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.38:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.24:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CFDFDC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFDFDC
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 #CFDFDC: ·
How #CFDFDC 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 #CFDFDC 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 #CFDFDC?
#CFDFDC is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 207, 223, 220). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CFDFDC?
#CFDFDC is RGB 207, 223, 220 — HSL 169°, 20%, 84% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 1%, 13%.
What colors go with #CFDFDC?
Its complement is #DECED1; analogous partners are #CEDED3 and #CED9DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CFDFDC for text?
Black text on #CFDFDC has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.