Palettes / Colors / #DCE8EA
#DCE8EA — Pale Dusty Teal
#DCE8EA is a teal color we call Pale Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #DCE8EA 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.
#DCE8EA is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity 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 #EADEDC; it also sits naturally between #DCEAE5 and #DCE1EA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCE8EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 232, 234 |
| HSL | 189°, 25%, 89% |
| HSV | 189°, 6%, 92% |
| CMYK | 6%, 1%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 73.22, 78.87, 89.21 |
| Yxy | 78.87, 0.3035, 0.3269 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.18, -3.60, -2.36 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.81, -3.55, -2.31 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 91% · Blue 92%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCE8EA
.text { color: #DCE8EA; }
.background { background-color: #DCE8EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCE8EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 232, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 25%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCE8EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 232, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCE8EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 232, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCE8EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCE8EA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EADEDC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.25:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.77:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCE8EA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCE8EA
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 #DCE8EA: ·
How #DCE8EA 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 #DCE8EA 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 #DCE8EA?
#DCE8EA is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 220, 232, 234). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCE8EA?
#DCE8EA is RGB 220, 232, 234 — HSL 189°, 25%, 89% — CMYK 6%, 1%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #DCE8EA?
Its complement is #EADEDC; analogous partners are #DCEAE5 and #DCE1EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCE8EA for text?
Black text on #DCE8EA has a contrast ratio of 16.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.