Palettes / Colors / #D4E3DF

#D4E3DF — Pale Dusty Teal

#D4E3DF is a teal color we call Pale Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the teal family.

#D4E3DF 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 #E3D4D8; it also sits naturally between #D4E3D7 and #D4DFE3. 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 89% · Blue 87%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 11%

Previews

CSS code for #D4E3DF

.text { color: #D4E3DF; }
.background { background-color: #D4E3DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D4E3DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(212, 227, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(164, 21%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D4E3DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(212, 227, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D4E3DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(212, 227, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D4E3DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D4E3DF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D4E3DF

Tints of #D4E3DF

Tones of #D4E3DF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E3D4D8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D4E3DF: #000000.

How #D4E3DF 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 #D4E3DF 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

← #D4E3DE  ·  #D4E3E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D4E3DF?

#D4E3DF is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 212, 227, 223). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D4E3DF?

#D4E3DF is RGB 212, 227, 223 — HSL 164°, 21%, 86% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 2%, 11%.

What colors go with #D4E3DF?

Its complement is #E3D4D8; analogous partners are #D4E3D7 and #D4DFE3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D4E3DF for text?

Black text on #D4E3DF has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.