Palettes / Colors / #CFEDD5

#CFEDD5 — Pale Muted Green

#CFEDD5 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 #CFEDD5 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.

#CFEDD5 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 #EDCFE7; it also sits naturally between #D8EDCF and #CFEDE4. 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 84%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFEDD5

.text { color: #CFEDD5; }
.background { background-color: #CFEDD5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFEDD5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 237, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(132, 45%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFEDD5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 237, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFEDD5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 237, 213, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFEDD5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFEDD5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDCFE7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFEDD5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFEDD5

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 #CFEDD5 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 #CFEDD5 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

← #CFEDD4  ·  #CFEDD6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFEDD5?

#CFEDD5 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 207, 237, 213). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFEDD5?

#CFEDD5 is RGB 207, 237, 213 — HSL 132°, 45%, 87% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 10%, 7%.

What colors go with #CFEDD5?

Its complement is #EDCFE7; analogous partners are #D8EDCF and #CFEDE4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFEDD5 for text?

Black text on #CFEDD5 has a contrast ratio of 16.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.