Palettes / Colors / #DADDD4
#DADDD4 — Pale Dusty Green
#DADDD4 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 #DADDD4 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.
#DADDD4 is a warm-leaning 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 #D7D4DD; it also sits naturally between #DDDCD4 and #D6DDD4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DADDD4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 221, 212 |
| HSL | 80°, 12%, 85% |
| HSV | 80°, 4%, 87% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 4%, 13% |
| XYZ | 66.65, 71.37, 72.55 |
| Yxy | 71.37, 0.3165, 0.3389 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.67, -2.61, 4.05 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.48, -2.54, 3.76 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 87% · Blue 83%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DADDD4
.text { color: #DADDD4; }
.background { background-color: #DADDD4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DADDD4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 221, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(80, 12%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DADDD4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 221, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DADDD4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 221, 212, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DADDD4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DADDD4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DADDD4
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Tones of #DADDD4
Color harmonies
Complementary — #D7D4DD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.37:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.27:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DADDD4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DADDD4
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 #DADDD4: ·
How #DADDD4 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 #DADDD4 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 #DADDD4?
#DADDD4 is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 218, 221, 212). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DADDD4?
#DADDD4 is RGB 218, 221, 212 — HSL 80°, 12%, 85% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 4%, 13%.
What colors go with #DADDD4?
Its complement is #D7D4DD; analogous partners are #DDDCD4 and #D6DDD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DADDD4 for text?
Black text on #DADDD4 has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.