Palettes / Colors / #DCE5DD

#DCE5DD — Pale Dusty Green

#DCE5DD is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#DCE5DD 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 #E5DCE4; it also sits naturally between #DFE5DC and #DCE5E1. 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 90% · Blue 87%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCE5DD

.text { color: #DCE5DD; }
.background { background-color: #DCE5DD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCE5DD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 229, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(127, 15%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCE5DD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 229, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCE5DD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 229, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCE5DD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCE5DD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E5DCE4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCE5DD: #000000.

How #DCE5DD 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 #DCE5DD 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

← #DCE5DC  ·  #DCE5DE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCE5DD?

#DCE5DD is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 220, 229, 221). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCE5DD?

#DCE5DD is RGB 220, 229, 221 — HSL 127°, 15%, 88% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 3%, 10%.

What colors go with #DCE5DD?

Its complement is #E5DCE4; analogous partners are #DFE5DC and #DCE5E1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCE5DD for text?

Black text on #DCE5DD has a contrast ratio of 16.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.