Palettes / Colors / #CFECDC

#CFECDC — Pale Muted Green

#CFECDC 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 #CFECDC 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.

#CFECDC 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 #ECD0DF; it also sits naturally between #D1ECD0 and #D0ECEB. 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 93% · Blue 86%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFECDC

.text { color: #CFECDC; }
.background { background-color: #CFECDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFECDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 236, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(147, 43%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFECDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 236, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFECDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 236, 220, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECD0DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFECDC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFECDC

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:

How #CFECDC 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 #CFECDC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFECDB  ·  #CFECDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFECDC?

#CFECDC is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 207, 236, 220). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFECDC?

#CFECDC is RGB 207, 236, 220 — HSL 147°, 43%, 87% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 7%, 7%.

What colors go with #CFECDC?

Its complement is #ECD0DF; analogous partners are #D1ECD0 and #D0ECEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFECDC for text?

Black text on #CFECDC has a contrast ratio of 16.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.