Palettes / Colors / #CDEAD5

#CDEAD5 — Pale Muted Green

#CDEAD5 is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#CDEAD5 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 #EACDE2; it also sits naturally between #D3EACD and #CDEAE4. 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 80% · Green 92% · Blue 84%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 8%

Previews

CSS code for #CDEAD5

.text { color: #CDEAD5; }
.background { background-color: #CDEAD5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEAD5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 234, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(137, 41%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEAD5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 234, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEAD5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 234, 213, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDEAD5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDEAD5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDEAD5

Tints of #CDEAD5

Tones of #CDEAD5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EACDE2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDEAD5: #000000.

How #CDEAD5 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 #CDEAD5 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDEAD4  ·  #CDEAD6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDEAD5?

#CDEAD5 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 205, 234, 213). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEAD5?

#CDEAD5 is RGB 205, 234, 213 — HSL 137°, 41%, 86% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 9%, 8%.

What colors go with #CDEAD5?

Its complement is #EACDE2; analogous partners are #D3EACD and #CDEAE4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDEAD5 for text?

Black text on #CDEAD5 has a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.