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#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.

#CEEBC3 · RGB 206, 235, 195

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Color values

HEX#CEEBC3
RGB206, 235, 195
HSL103°, 50%, 84%
HSV103°, 17%, 92%
CMYK12%, 0%, 17%, 8%
XYZ65.01, 76.48, 62.97
Yxy76.48, 0.3180, 0.3741
CIE-Lab90.08, -16.70, 16.27
Hunter Lab87.45, -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

Sample text in #CEEBC3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CEEBC3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

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>

Shades of #CEEBC3

#B5E0A3#9CD685#83CC66#6AC247#58A838#488A2E#386B24#284D1A#182E0F#080F05

Tints of #CEEBC3

#D0ECC6#D4EDC9#DAF0D1#DDF1D5#E0F2D9#E3F4DD#E6F5E0#ECF7E8#EFF9EC#F3FAF0

Tones of #CEEBC3

#CFE8C5#D0E5C8#D1E2CA#D2DFCE#D4DCD0#D5D9D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFC2EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.29:1 Fails
Against black text16.30:1 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:

Protanopia · #DBDBCDDeuteranopia · #D9D7CFTritanopia · #CFD4D6

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 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CEEBC3 rather than the exact color:

Amber Aurora
#792596 · #A247D2 · #77D656 · #D0EBC3
Tranquil Horizon
#328120 · #4963D2 · #CA324E · #CEE8C1
Velvet Ruby Dusk
#48A929 · #2F53C3 · #D55272 · #D0EAC6
Palette A6aebf
#A6AEBF · #C5D3E8 · #D0E8C5 · #FFF8DE
Palette Ffd4b2
#FFD4B2 · #FFF6BD · #CEEDC7 · #86C8BC
Royal Ruby Dusk
#38C11F · #203BC9 · #C6203A · #D2EFC4

Similar colors

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

#D0EBC3#CEE8C1#D0EAC6#D0E8C5#CEEDC7#D2EFC4#D1EBC8#D5ECC2#D4E7C5#CEE3C3#C6EBC5#CCEABB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEEBC2  ·  #CEEBC4 →

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.