Palettes / Colors / #D3DCDE

#D3DCDE — Pale Dusty Teal

#D3DCDE is a teal color we call Pale Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the teal family.

#D3DCDE 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 #DED5D3; it also sits naturally between #D3DEDB and #D3D7DE. 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 83% · Green 86% · Blue 87%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

Previews

CSS code for #D3DCDE

.text { color: #D3DCDE; }
.background { background-color: #D3DCDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D3DCDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(211, 220, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 14%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D3DCDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(211, 220, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D3DCDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(211, 220, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D3DCDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D3DCDE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D3DCDE

Tints of #D3DCDE

Tones of #D3DCDE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DED5D3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D3DCDE: #000000.

How #D3DCDE 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 #D3DCDE or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D3DCDD  ·  #D3DCDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D3DCDE?

#D3DCDE is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 211, 220, 222). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D3DCDE?

#D3DCDE is RGB 211, 220, 222 — HSL 191°, 14%, 85% — CMYK 5%, 1%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #D3DCDE?

Its complement is #DED5D3; analogous partners are #D3DEDB and #D3D7DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D3DCDE for text?

Black text on #D3DCDE has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.