Palettes / Colors / #D2DFDA

#D2DFDA — Pale Dusty Green

#D2DFDA is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #D2DFDA 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.

#D2DFDA is a cool green color associated with growth, calm 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 #DFD2D7; it also sits naturally between #D2DFD4 and #D2DEDF. 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 82% · Green 87% · Blue 85%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #D2DFDA

.text { color: #D2DFDA; }
.background { background-color: #D2DFDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D2DFDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(210, 223, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(157, 17%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D2DFDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(210, 223, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D2DFDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(210, 223, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D2DFDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D2DFDA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFD2D7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D2DFDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D2DFDA

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 #D2DFDA 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 #D2DFDA 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

← #D2DFD9  ·  #D2DFDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D2DFDA?

#D2DFDA is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 210, 223, 218). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D2DFDA?

#D2DFDA is RGB 210, 223, 218 — HSL 157°, 17%, 85% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 2%, 13%.

What colors go with #D2DFDA?

Its complement is #DFD2D7; analogous partners are #D2DFD4 and #D2DEDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D2DFDA for text?

Black text on #D2DFDA has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.