Palettes / Colors / #D7E7EA

#D7E7EA — Pale Dusty Teal

#D7E7EA is a teal color we call Pale Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the teal family.

#D7E7EA 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 #EADAD7; it also sits naturally between #D7EAE3 and #D7DEEA. 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 91% · Blue 92%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

Previews

CSS code for #D7E7EA

.text { color: #D7E7EA; }
.background { background-color: #D7E7EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D7E7EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(215, 231, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 31%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D7E7EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(215, 231, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D7E7EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(215, 231, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D7E7EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D7E7EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D7E7EA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EADAD7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D7E7EA: #000000.

How #D7E7EA 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 #D7E7EA 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

← #D7E7E9  ·  #D7E7EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D7E7EA?

#D7E7EA is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 215, 231, 234). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D7E7EA?

#D7E7EA is RGB 215, 231, 234 — HSL 189°, 31%, 88% — CMYK 8%, 1%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #D7E7EA?

Its complement is #EADAD7; analogous partners are #D7EAE3 and #D7DEEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D7E7EA for text?

Black text on #D7E7EA has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.