Palettes / Colors / #DBEBE2

#DBEBE2 — Pale Dusty Green

#DBEBE2 is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#DBEBE2 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 #EBDBE4; it also sits naturally between #DCEBDB and #DBEBEA. 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 92% · Blue 89%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBEBE2

.text { color: #DBEBE2; }
.background { background-color: #DBEBE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBEBE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 235, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(146, 29%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBEBE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 235, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBEBE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 235, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBEBE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBEBE2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBEBE2

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Tones of #DBEBE2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBDBE4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBEBE2: #000000.

How #DBEBE2 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 #DBEBE2 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

← #DBEBE1  ·  #DBEBE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBEBE2?

#DBEBE2 is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 219, 235, 226). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBEBE2?

#DBEBE2 is RGB 219, 235, 226 — HSL 146°, 29%, 89% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 4%, 8%.

What colors go with #DBEBE2?

Its complement is #EBDBE4; analogous partners are #DCEBDB and #DBEBEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBEBE2 for text?

Black text on #DBEBE2 has a contrast ratio of 16.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.