Palettes / Colors / #DED3DC

#DED3DC — Pale Dusty Pink

#DED3DC is a pink color we call Pale Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the pink family.

#DED3DC 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 #D3DED5; it also sits naturally between #DBD3DE and #DED3D7. 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 87% · Green 83% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 1% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DED3DC

.text { color: #DED3DC; }
.background { background-color: #DED3DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DED3DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 211, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(311, 14%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DED3DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 211, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DED3DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 211, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DED3DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DED3DC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3DED5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DED3DC: #000000.

How #DED3DC 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 #DED3DC 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

← #DED3DB  ·  #DED3DD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DED3DC?

#DED3DC is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 222, 211, 220). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DED3DC?

#DED3DC is RGB 222, 211, 220 — HSL 311°, 14%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 1%, 13%.

What colors go with #DED3DC?

Its complement is #D3DED5; analogous partners are #DBD3DE and #DED3D7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DED3DC for text?

Black text on #DED3DC has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.