Palettes / Colors / #DAE7DF
#DAE7DF — Pale Dusty Green
#DAE7DF 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 #DAE7DF 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.
#DAE7DF 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 #E7DAE2; it also sits naturally between #DBE7DA and #DAE7E5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DAE7DF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 231, 223 |
| HSL | 143°, 21%, 88% |
| HSV | 143°, 6%, 91% |
| CMYK | 6%, 0%, 3%, 9% |
| XYZ | 70.81, 77.38, 81.02 |
| Yxy | 77.38, 0.3089, 0.3376 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.50, -5.78, 2.39 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.97, -5.66, 2.27 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 91% · Blue 87%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 9%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DAE7DF
.text { color: #DAE7DF; }
.background { background-color: #DAE7DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAE7DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 231, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(143, 21%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAE7DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 231, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAE7DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 231, 223, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DAE7DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAE7DF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E7DAE2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.27:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.48:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DAE7DF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAE7DF
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 #DAE7DF: ·
How #DAE7DF 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 #DAE7DF 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 #DAE7DF?
#DAE7DF is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 218, 231, 223). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DAE7DF?
#DAE7DF is RGB 218, 231, 223 — HSL 143°, 21%, 88% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 3%, 9%.
What colors go with #DAE7DF?
Its complement is #E7DAE2; analogous partners are #DBE7DA and #DAE7E5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DAE7DF for text?
Black text on #DAE7DF has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.