Palettes / Colors / #D7E8EA
#D7E8EA — Pale Dusty Teal
#D7E8EA is a teal color we call Pale Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #D7E8EA 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.
#D7E8EA 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 #EAD9D7; it also sits naturally between #D7EAE2 and #D7DFEA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #D7E8EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 215, 232, 234 |
| HSL | 186°, 31%, 88% |
| HSV | 186°, 8%, 92% |
| CMYK | 8%, 1%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 71.73, 78.10, 89.14 |
| Yxy | 78.10, 0.3002, 0.3268 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.83, -5.23, -2.91 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.37, -5.13, -2.85 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 84% · Green 91% · Blue 92%
Cyan 8% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #D7E8EA
.text { color: #D7E8EA; }
.background { background-color: #D7E8EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D7E8EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(215, 232, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(186, 31%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D7E8EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(215, 232, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D7E8EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(215, 232, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#D7E8EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D7E8EA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EAD9D7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.26:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.62:1 AAA |
Best text color on #D7E8EA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D7E8EA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #D7E8EA: ·
How #D7E8EA 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 #D7E8EA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #D7E8EA?
#D7E8EA is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 215, 232, 234). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #D7E8EA?
#D7E8EA is RGB 215, 232, 234 — HSL 186°, 31%, 88% — CMYK 8%, 1%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #D7E8EA?
Its complement is #EAD9D7; analogous partners are #D7EAE2 and #D7DFEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #D7E8EA for text?
Black text on #D7E8EA has a contrast ratio of 16.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.