Palettes / Colors / #CEEBC3
#CEEBC3 — Pale Muted Green
#CEEBC3 is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.
#CEEBC3 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 #DFC2EB; it also sits naturally between #E2EBC2 and #C2EBCB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CEEBC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 235, 195 |
| HSL | 103°, 50%, 84% |
| HSV | 103°, 17%, 92% |
| CMYK | 12%, 0%, 17%, 8% |
| XYZ | 65.01, 76.48, 62.97 |
| Yxy | 76.48, 0.3180, 0.3741 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.08, -16.70, 16.27 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.45, -15.92, 14.30 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 92% · Blue 76%
Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CEEBC3
.text { color: #CEEBC3; }
.background { background-color: #CEEBC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEEBC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 235, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(103, 50%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEEBC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 235, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEEBC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 235, 195, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CEEBC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEEBC3">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DFC2EB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.29:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.30:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CEEBC3: #000000.
How #CEEBC3 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 #CEEBC3 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 #CEEBC3?
#CEEBC3 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 206, 235, 195). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CEEBC3?
#CEEBC3 is RGB 206, 235, 195 — HSL 103°, 50%, 84% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 17%, 8%.
What colors go with #CEEBC3?
Its complement is #DFC2EB; analogous partners are #E2EBC2 and #C2EBCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CEEBC3 for text?
Black text on #CEEBC3 has a contrast ratio of 16.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.