Palettes / Colors / #D5DFDB

#D5DFDB — Pale Dusty Green

#D5DFDB is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #D5DFDB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#D5DFDB is a cool 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 #DED3D8; it also sits naturally between #D3DED4 and #D3DDDE. 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 84% · Green 87% · Blue 86%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D5DFDB

.text { color: #D5DFDB; }
.background { background-color: #D5DFDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D5DFDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(213, 223, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(156, 14%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D5DFDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(213, 223, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D5DFDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(213, 223, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D5DFDB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D5DFDB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DED3D8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D5DFDB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D5DFDB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #D5DFDB 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 #D5DFDB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #D5DFDB?

#D5DFDB is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 213, 223, 219). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D5DFDB?

#D5DFDB is RGB 213, 223, 219 — HSL 156°, 14%, 85% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 2%, 13%.

What colors go with #D5DFDB?

Its complement is #DED3D8; analogous partners are #D3DED4 and #D3DDDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D5DFDB for text?

Black text on #D5DFDB has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.