Palettes / Colors / #C8EFDF

#C8EFDF — Pale Green

#C8EFDF is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#C8EFDF is a cool 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 #EFC8D8; it also sits naturally between #C8EFCB and #C8ECEF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 78% · Green 94% · Blue 87%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C8EFDF

.text { color: #C8EFDF; }
.background { background-color: #C8EFDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C8EFDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(200, 239, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(155, 55%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C8EFDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(200, 239, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C8EFDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(200, 239, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C8EFDF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C8EFDF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C8EFDF

Tints of #C8EFDF

Tones of #C8EFDF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFC8D8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C8EFDF: #000000.

How #C8EFDF 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 #C8EFDF 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

← #C8EFDE  ·  #C8EFE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C8EFDF?

#C8EFDF is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 200, 239, 223). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C8EFDF?

#C8EFDF is RGB 200, 239, 223 — HSL 155°, 55%, 86% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 7%, 6%.

What colors go with #C8EFDF?

Its complement is #EFC8D8; analogous partners are #C8EFCB and #C8ECEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C8EFDF for text?

Black text on #C8EFDF has a contrast ratio of 16.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.