Palettes / Colors / #D7DAE0

#D7DAE0 — Pale Dusty Blue

#D7DAE0 is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

#D7DAE0 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E0DDD7; it also sits naturally between #D7DEE0 and #D8D7E0. 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 85% · Blue 88%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 12%

Previews

CSS code for #D7DAE0

.text { color: #D7DAE0; }
.background { background-color: #D7DAE0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D7DAE0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(215, 218, 224); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(220, 13%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D7DAE0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(215, 218, 224, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D7DAE0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(215, 218, 224, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D7DAE0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D7DAE0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D7DAE0

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0DDD7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D7DAE0: #000000.

How #D7DAE0 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 #D7DAE0 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

← #D7DADF  ·  #D7DAE1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D7DAE0?

#D7DAE0 is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 215, 218, 224). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D7DAE0?

#D7DAE0 is RGB 215, 218, 224 — HSL 220°, 13%, 86% — CMYK 4%, 3%, 0%, 12%.

What colors go with #D7DAE0?

Its complement is #E0DDD7; analogous partners are #D7DEE0 and #D8D7E0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D7DAE0 for text?

Black text on #D7DAE0 has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.