Palettes / Colors / #C8EBBC
#C8EBBC — Pale Muted Green
#C8EBBC is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #C8EBBC 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.
#C8EBBC 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 #DFBCEB; it also sits naturally between #DFEBBC and #BCEBC8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #C8EBBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 200, 235, 188 |
| HSL | 105°, 54%, 83% |
| HSV | 105°, 20%, 92% |
| CMYK | 15%, 0%, 20%, 8% |
| XYZ | 62.60, 75.33, 58.82 |
| Yxy | 75.33, 0.3182, 0.3829 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.55, -19.90, 19.09 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.79, -18.79, 16.46 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 78% · Green 92% · Blue 74%
Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #C8EBBC
.text { color: #C8EBBC; }
.background { background-color: #C8EBBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C8EBBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(200, 235, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(105, 54%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C8EBBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(200, 235, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C8EBBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(200, 235, 188, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#C8EBBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C8EBBC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DFBCEB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.07:1 AAA |
Best text color on #C8EBBC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C8EBBC
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 #C8EBBC: ·
How #C8EBBC 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 #C8EBBC 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 #C8EBBC?
#C8EBBC is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 200, 235, 188). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #C8EBBC?
#C8EBBC is RGB 200, 235, 188 — HSL 105°, 54%, 83% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 20%, 8%.
What colors go with #C8EBBC?
Its complement is #DFBCEB; analogous partners are #DFEBBC and #BCEBC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #C8EBBC for text?
Black text on #C8EBBC has a contrast ratio of 16.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.