Palettes / Colors / #D4DBDD

#D4DBDD — Pale Dusty Teal

#D4DBDD is a teal color we call Pale Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the teal family.

#D4DBDD 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 #DDD6D4; it also sits naturally between #D4DDDB and #D4D7DD. 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 4% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D4DBDD

.text { color: #D4DBDD; }
.background { background-color: #D4DBDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D4DBDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(212, 219, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 12%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D4DBDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(212, 219, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D4DBDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(212, 219, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D4DBDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D4DBDD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D4DBDD

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Tones of #D4DBDD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDD6D4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D4DBDD: #000000.

How #D4DBDD 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 #D4DBDD 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

← #D4DBDC  ·  #D4DBDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D4DBDD?

#D4DBDD is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 212, 219, 221). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D4DBDD?

#D4DBDD is RGB 212, 219, 221 — HSL 193°, 12%, 85% — CMYK 4%, 1%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #D4DBDD?

Its complement is #DDD6D4; analogous partners are #D4DDDB and #D4D7DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D4DBDD for text?

Black text on #D4DBDD has a contrast ratio of 14.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.