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#CFECDD — Pale Muted Green

#CFECDD 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 #CFECDD 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.

#CFECDD 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 #ECD0DE; it also sits naturally between #D0ECD0 and #D0ECEC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFECDD · RGB 207, 236, 221

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Color values

HEX#CFECDD
RGB207, 236, 221
HSL149°, 43%, 87%
HSV149°, 12%, 93%
CMYK12%, 0%, 6%, 7%
XYZ68.78, 78.48, 79.93
Yxy78.48, 0.3027, 0.3454
CIE-Lab91.00, -12.30, 4.06
Hunter Lab88.59, -11.90, 3.84

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 93% · Blue 87%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CFECDD

.text { color: #CFECDD; }
.background { background-color: #CFECDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFECDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 236, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(149, 43%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFECDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 236, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFECDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 236, 221, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CFECDD

#B2E0C9#92D3B1#74C89D#57BC88#43A874#36875D#2A6A49#1F4D35#112C1E#060F0A

Tints of #CFECDD

#D3EEE0#D7EFE3#DBF0E5#DEF2E8#E2F3EA#E2F3EA#E5F5ED#E9F6EF#EDF8F2#F0F9F5

Tones of #CFECDD

#D2EADD#D4E8DE#D6E6DE#D8E4DE#DAE2DE#DCE0DE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECD0DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.26:1 Fails
Against black text16.70:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFECDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFECDD

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 #CFECDD: ·

How #CFECDD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DCDCE1Deuteranopia · #DAD8E2Tritanopia · #D0E3E4

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 #CFECDD rather than the exact color:

Dreamy Ruby Voyage
#7B2857 · #CA5F9D · #75D29D · #D1ECDC
Scarlet Ruby Cinder
#AB3887 · #CD65B4 · #3CB763 · #CDEADB
Vivid Twilight
#208057 · #7029A5 · #D6A25C · #CBEBDD
Lucky Ruby Horizon
#CBECDF · #73D3AE · #36AF81 · #257959
Hidden Ruby Zephyr
#963068 · #C85381 · #44C47D · #D3EDDB
Serene Ruby Horizon
#237953 · #9A57CF · #B57B34 · #CEEAE1

Similar colors

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

#D1ECDC#CDEADB#CBEBDD#CBECDF#D3EDDB#CEEAE1#CDEED9#D4ECDD#CAEDDE#D1EAD8#D1F1DB#D4EED9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFECDC  ·  #CFECDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFECDD?

#CFECDD is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 207, 236, 221). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFECDD?

#CFECDD is RGB 207, 236, 221 — HSL 149°, 43%, 87% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 6%, 7%.

What colors go with #CFECDD?

Its complement is #ECD0DE; analogous partners are #D0ECD0 and #D0ECEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFECDD for text?

Black text on #CFECDD has a contrast ratio of 16.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.