Palettes / Colors / #D3DFDC

#D3DFDC — Pale Dusty Teal

#D3DFDC is a teal color we call Pale Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the teal family.

#D3DFDC 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 #DFD3D6; it also sits naturally between #D3DFD6 and #D3DCDF. 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 86%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #D3DFDC

.text { color: #D3DFDC; }
.background { background-color: #D3DFDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D3DFDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(211, 223, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(165, 16%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D3DFDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(211, 223, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D3DFDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(211, 223, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D3DFDC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D3DFDC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D3DFDC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFD3D6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D3DFDC: #000000.

How #D3DFDC 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 #D3DFDC 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

← #D3DFDB  ·  #D3DFDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D3DFDC?

#D3DFDC is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 211, 223, 220). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D3DFDC?

#D3DFDC is RGB 211, 223, 220 — HSL 165°, 16%, 85% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 1%, 13%.

What colors go with #D3DFDC?

Its complement is #DFD3D6; analogous partners are #D3DFD6 and #D3DCDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D3DFDC for text?

Black text on #D3DFDC has a contrast ratio of 15.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.