Palettes / Colors / #CEEABE

#CEEABE — Pale Muted Green

#CEEABE 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 #CEEABE 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.

#CEEABE 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 #DABEEA; it also sits naturally between #E4EABE and #BEEAC3. 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 81% · Green 92% · Blue 75%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CEEABE

.text { color: #CEEABE; }
.background { background-color: #CEEABE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEEABE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 234, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(98, 51%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEEABE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 234, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEEABE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 234, 190, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CEEABE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DABEEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEEABE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEEABE

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:

How #CEEABE 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 #CEEABE 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

← #CEEABD  ·  #CEEABF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEEABE?

#CEEABE is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 206, 234, 190). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEEABE?

#CEEABE is RGB 206, 234, 190 — HSL 98°, 51%, 83% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 19%, 8%.

What colors go with #CEEABE?

Its complement is #DABEEA; analogous partners are #E4EABE and #BEEAC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEEABE for text?

Black text on #CEEABE has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.