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#CDEEE1 — Pale Muted Green

#CDEEE1 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 #CDEEE1 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.

#CDEEE1 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 #EECEDB; it also sits naturally between #CEEED1 and #CEEBEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDEEE1 · RGB 205, 238, 225

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Color values

HEX#CDEEE1
RGB205, 238, 225
HSL156°, 49%, 87%
HSV156°, 14%, 93%
CMYK14%, 0%, 5%, 7%
XYZ69.34, 79.56, 82.94
Yxy79.56, 0.2991, 0.3432
CIE-Lab91.49, -13.20, 2.67
Hunter Lab89.20, -12.77, 2.55

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 93% · Blue 88%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDEEE1 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDEEE1 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDEEE1

.text { color: #CDEEE1; }
.background { background-color: #CDEEE1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEEE1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 238, 225); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(156, 49%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEEE1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 238, 225, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEEE1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 238, 225, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDEEE1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDEEE1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDEEE1

#AFE4CF#8DD8BA#6FCEA8#50C395#3CAF81#308D68#266E51#1B503B#102E22#050F0B

Tints of #CDEEE1

#D1EFE3#D5F1E6#D9F2E8#DDF3EA#E1F5ED#E1F5ED#E4F6EF#E8F7F1#ECF8F3#F0FAF6

Tones of #CDEEE1

#D0ECE1#D2E9E0#D5E7E0#D7E5DF#D9E2DF#DCE0DE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EECEDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.24:1 Fails
Against black text16.91:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDEEE1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDEEE1

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CDEEE1: ·

How #CDEEE1 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DBDCE4Deuteranopia · #D9D7E5Tritanopia · #CFE7E7

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CDEEE1 rather than the exact color:

Lucky Ruby Horizon
#CBECDF · #73D3AE · #36AF81 · #257959
Wild Dusk
#23C173 · #8E3FDC · #DB8A38 · #CDF0E4
Serene Ruby Horizon
#237953 · #9A57CF · #B57B34 · #CEEAE1
Palette 414a50
#414A50 · #85A6B1 · #8BD7D1 · #CAEDDE
Hidden Ruby Orchard
#CEF3E2 · #AFE0EF · #C1C4EC · #DAB8F0
Vivid Twilight
#208057 · #7029A5 · #D6A25C · #CBEBDD

Similar colors

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

#CBECDF#CDF0E4#CEEAE1#CAEDDE#CEF3E2#CBEBDD#D1EDE6#D1ECDC#D3F1DF#CDEADB#CDE8E5#D1F1DB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDEEE0  ·  #CDEEE2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDEEE1?

#CDEEE1 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 205, 238, 225). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEEE1?

#CDEEE1 is RGB 205, 238, 225 — HSL 156°, 49%, 87% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 5%, 7%.

What colors go with #CDEEE1?

Its complement is #EECEDB; analogous partners are #CEEED1 and #CEEBEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDEEE1 for text?

Black text on #CDEEE1 has a contrast ratio of 16.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.