Palettes / Colors / #DBCED6

#DBCED6 — Pale Dusty Pink

#DBCED6 is a pink color we call Pale Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #DBCED6 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.

#DBCED6 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CDDAD2; it also sits naturally between #D9CDDA and #DACDCF. 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 86% · Green 81% · Blue 84%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 2% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBCED6

.text { color: #DBCED6; }
.background { background-color: #DBCED6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCED6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 206, 214); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(323, 15%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCED6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 206, 214, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCED6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 206, 214, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBCED6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBCED6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDDAD2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBCED6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBCED6

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:

How #DBCED6 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 #DBCED6 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

← #DBCED5  ·  #DBCED7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBCED6?

#DBCED6 is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 219, 206, 214). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCED6?

#DBCED6 is RGB 219, 206, 214 — HSL 323°, 15%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 2%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBCED6?

Its complement is #CDDAD2; analogous partners are #D9CDDA and #DACDCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBCED6 for text?

Black text on #DBCED6 has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.