Palettes / Colors / #CEF3E2

#CEF3E2 — Pale Green

#CEF3E2 is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#CEF3E2 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 #F3CEDF; it also sits naturally between #CEF3CF and #CEF2F3. 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 95% · Blue 89%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 5%

Previews

CSS code for #CEF3E2

.text { color: #CEF3E2; }
.background { background-color: #CEF3E2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEF3E2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 243, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(152, 61%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEF3E2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 243, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEF3E2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 243, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEF3E2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEF3E2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F3CEDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEF3E2: #000000.

How #CEF3E2 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 #CEF3E2

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEF3E1  ·  #CEF3E3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEF3E2?

#CEF3E2 is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 206, 243, 226). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEF3E2?

#CEF3E2 is RGB 206, 243, 226 — HSL 152°, 61%, 88% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 7%, 5%.

What colors go with #CEF3E2?

Its complement is #F3CEDF; analogous partners are #CEF3CF and #CEF2F3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEF3E2 for text?

Black text on #CEF3E2 has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.