Palettes / Colors / #DBF5DD

#DBF5DD — Pale Green

#DBF5DD is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#DBF5DD 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 #F5DBF3; it also sits naturally between #E6F5DB and #DBF5EA. 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 96% · Blue 87%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBF5DD

.text { color: #DBF5DD; }
.background { background-color: #DBF5DD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBF5DD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 245, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(125, 57%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBF5DD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 245, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBF5DD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 245, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBF5DD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBF5DD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F5DBF3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBF5DD: #000000.

How #DBF5DD 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 #DBF5DD 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBF5DD?

#DBF5DD is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 219, 245, 221). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBF5DD?

#DBF5DD is RGB 219, 245, 221 — HSL 125°, 57%, 91% — CMYK 11%, 0%, 10%, 4%.

What colors go with #DBF5DD?

Its complement is #F5DBF3; analogous partners are #E6F5DB and #DBF5EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBF5DD for text?

Black text on #DBF5DD has a contrast ratio of 18.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.