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#CFEBCB — Pale Muted Green

#CFEBCB 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 #CFEBCB 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.

#CFEBCB 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 #E7CCEB; it also sits naturally between #DFEBCC and #CCEBD7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFEBCB · RGB 207, 235, 203

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Color values

HEX#CFEBCB
RGB207, 235, 203
HSL112°, 44%, 86%
HSV112°, 14%, 92%
CMYK12%, 0%, 14%, 8%
XYZ66.22, 76.99, 67.87
Yxy76.99, 0.3137, 0.3648
CIE-Lab90.32, -15.02, 12.46
Hunter Lab87.75, -14.38, 11.20

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 92% · Blue 80%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 8%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CFEBCB

.text { color: #CFEBCB; }
.background { background-color: #CFEBCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFEBCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 235, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(112, 44%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFEBCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 235, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFEBCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 235, 203, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CFEBCB

#B5E0AE#9AD491#7BC770#60BC52#4EA540#408835#326A29#23491D#152C11#070F06

Tints of #CFEBCB

#D3ECCF#D7EED3#DAEFD7#DDF1DA#E1F2DE#E4F4E2#E7F5E5#EBF6E9#EEF8ED#F2F9F0

Tones of #CFEBCB

#D1E9CE#D3E6D0#D5E4D2#D6E2D5#D8E0D7#DADDD9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E7CCEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.28:1 Fails
Against black text16.40:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFEBCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFEBCB

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 #CFEBCB: ·

How #CFEBCB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DBDBD3Deuteranopia · #DAD7D5Tritanopia · #D0D9DA

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 #CFEBCB rather than the exact color:

Rustic Ruby Mosaic
#A22FAB · #DB7CD3 · #40C436 · #D1EBC8
Palette E67514
#E67514 · #212121 · #06923E · #D3ECCD
Palette Ffd4b2
#FFD4B2 · #FFF6BD · #CEEDC7 · #86C8BC
Velvet Ruby Dusk
#48A929 · #2F53C3 · #D55272 · #D0EAC6
Palette A6aebf
#A6AEBF · #C5D3E8 · #D0E8C5 · #FFF8DE
Palette Cff6cf
#CFF6CF · #CFE5CF · #E5CFE5 · #F6DEF6

Similar colors

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

#D1EBC8#D3ECCD#CEEDC7#D0EAC6#D0E8C5#CFE5CF#CDF0D0#D1F2CD#CCE5CF#CEE5D0#D0EBC3#D4E5CD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFEBCA  ·  #CFEBCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFEBCB?

#CFEBCB is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 207, 235, 203). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFEBCB?

#CFEBCB is RGB 207, 235, 203 — HSL 112°, 44%, 86% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 14%, 8%.

What colors go with #CFEBCB?

Its complement is #E7CCEB; analogous partners are #DFEBCC and #CCEBD7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFEBCB for text?

Black text on #CFEBCB has a contrast ratio of 16.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.