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#CEEEE2 — Pale Muted Green

#CEEEE2 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 #CEEEE2 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.

#CEEEE2 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 #EECEDA; it also sits naturally between #CEEED2 and #CEEAEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CEEEE2 · RGB 206, 238, 226

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Color values

HEX#CEEEE2
RGB206, 238, 226
HSL157°, 48%, 87%
HSV157°, 13%, 93%
CMYK13%, 0%, 5%, 7%
XYZ69.76, 79.76, 83.67
Yxy79.76, 0.2991, 0.3420
CIE-Lab91.58, -12.69, 2.29
Hunter Lab89.31, -12.30, 2.19

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 93% · Blue 89%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CEEEE2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CEEEE2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CEEEE2

.text { color: #CEEEE2; }
.background { background-color: #CEEEE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEEEE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 238, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(157, 48%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEEEE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 238, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEEEE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 238, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEEEE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEEEE2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CEEEE2

#B0E3CF#8ED7BB#70CDA9#51C297#3DAE82#318C69#266D52#1C4F3C#102D22#050F0B

Tints of #CEEEE2

#D2EFE4#D5F0E6#D9F2E8#DDF3EB#E1F4ED#E1F4ED#E5F6EF#E8F7F1#ECF8F4#F0FAF6

Tones of #CEEEE2

#D0EBE1#D3E9E0#D5E7E0#D7E5DF#D9E2DF#DCE0DE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EECEDA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.24:1 Fails
Against black text16.95:1 AAA

Best text color on #CEEEE2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEEEE2

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 #CEEEE2: ·

How #CEEEE2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DCDCE5Deuteranopia · #DAD8E6Tritanopia · #D0E7E8

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 #CEEEE2 rather than the exact color:

Wild Dusk
#23C173 · #8E3FDC · #DB8A38 · #CDF0E4
Serene Ruby Horizon
#237953 · #9A57CF · #B57B34 · #CEEAE1
Lucky Ruby Horizon
#CBECDF · #73D3AE · #36AF81 · #257959
Hidden Ruby Orchard
#CEF3E2 · #AFE0EF · #C1C4EC · #DAB8F0
Dusty Harbor
#8B2A31 · #D06463 · #37B5AC · #D1EDE6
Palette 414a50
#414A50 · #85A6B1 · #8BD7D1 · #CAEDDE

Similar colors

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

#CDF0E4#CEEAE1#CBECDF#CEF3E2#D1EDE6#CAEDDE#CBEBDD#D3F1DF#CDE8E5#D1ECDC#D2F4E1#D4ECDD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEEEE1  ·  #CEEEE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEEEE2?

#CEEEE2 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 206, 238, 226). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEEEE2?

#CEEEE2 is RGB 206, 238, 226 — HSL 157°, 48%, 87% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 5%, 7%.

What colors go with #CEEEE2?

Its complement is #EECEDA; analogous partners are #CEEED2 and #CEEAEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEEEE2 for text?

Black text on #CEEEE2 has a contrast ratio of 16.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.