Palettes / Colors / #D2E2DF

#D2E2DF — Pale Dusty Teal

#D2E2DF is a teal color we call Pale Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the teal family.

#D2E2DF 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 #E1D0D3; it also sits naturally between #D0E1D6 and #D0DCE1. 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 89% · Blue 87%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D2E2DF

.text { color: #D2E2DF; }
.background { background-color: #D2E2DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D2E2DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(210, 226, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(169, 22%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D2E2DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(210, 226, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D2E2DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(210, 226, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D2E2DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D2E2DF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D2E2DF

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Tones of #D2E2DF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1D0D3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D2E2DF: #000000.

How #D2E2DF 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 #D2E2DF 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

← #D2E2DE  ·  #D2E2E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D2E2DF?

#D2E2DF is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 210, 226, 223). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D2E2DF?

#D2E2DF is RGB 210, 226, 223 — HSL 169°, 22%, 85% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 1%, 11%.

What colors go with #D2E2DF?

Its complement is #E1D0D3; analogous partners are #D0E1D6 and #D0DCE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D2E2DF for text?

Black text on #D2E2DF has a contrast ratio of 15.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.