Palettes / Colors / #DAE7DB

#DAE7DB — Pale Dusty Green

#DAE7DB is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#DAE7DB 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 #E7DAE6; it also sits naturally between #DFE7DA and #DAE7E1. 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 85% · Green 91% · Blue 86%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DAE7DB

.text { color: #DAE7DB; }
.background { background-color: #DAE7DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAE7DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 231, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(125, 21%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAE7DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 231, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAE7DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 231, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAE7DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAE7DB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E7DAE6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAE7DB: #000000.

How #DAE7DB 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 #DAE7DB 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

← #DAE7DA  ·  #DAE7DC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAE7DB?

#DAE7DB is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 218, 231, 219). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAE7DB?

#DAE7DB is RGB 218, 231, 219 — HSL 125°, 21%, 88% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 5%, 9%.

What colors go with #DAE7DB?

Its complement is #E7DAE6; analogous partners are #DFE7DA and #DAE7E1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAE7DB for text?

Black text on #DAE7DB has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.