Palettes / Colors / #D3DED3

#D3DED3 — Pale Dusty Green

#D3DED3 is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#D3DED3 is a warm-leaning 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 #DED3DE; it also sits naturally between #D9DED3 and #D3DED9. 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 87% · Blue 83%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #D3DED3

.text { color: #D3DED3; }
.background { background-color: #D3DED3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D3DED3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(211, 222, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 14%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D3DED3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(211, 222, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D3DED3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(211, 222, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D3DED3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D3DED3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D3DED3

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Tones of #D3DED3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DED3DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D3DED3: #000000.

How #D3DED3 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 #D3DED3 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

← #D3DED2  ·  #D3DED4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D3DED3?

#D3DED3 is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 211, 222, 211). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D3DED3?

#D3DED3 is RGB 211, 222, 211 — HSL 120°, 14%, 85% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 5%, 13%.

What colors go with #D3DED3?

Its complement is #DED3DE; analogous partners are #D9DED3 and #D3DED9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D3DED3 for text?

Black text on #D3DED3 has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.