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#DBEFD2 — Pale Muted Green

#DBEFD2 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 #DBEFD2 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.

#DBEFD2 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 #E6D2EF; it also sits naturally between #EAEFD2 and #D2EFD7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DBEFD2 · RGB 219, 239, 210

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Color values

HEX#DBEFD2
RGB219, 239, 210
HSL101°, 48%, 88%
HSV101°, 12%, 94%
CMYK8%, 0%, 12%, 6%
XYZ71.71, 81.45, 72.91
Yxy81.45, 0.3172, 0.3603
CIE-Lab92.33, -11.75, 11.80
Hunter Lab90.25, -11.45, 10.76

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 94% · Blue 82%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 12% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DBEFD2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DBEFD2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DBEFD2

.text { color: #DBEFD2; }
.background { background-color: #DBEFD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBEFD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 239, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(101, 48%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBEFD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 239, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBEFD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 239, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBEFD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBEFD2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBEFD2

#C3E4B4#A8D992#90CE73#75C251#61AE3D#508F32#3D6D26#2C4F1C#192D10#080F05

Tints of #DBEFD2

#DEF0D5#E1F2D9#E1F2D9#E4F3DD#E7F4E1#EAF6E5#EDF7E8#EDF7E8#F0F8EC#F3FAF0

Tones of #DBEFD2

#DCEDD4#DDEBD6#DDE9D8#DEE7DA#DFE5DC#E0E3DE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E6D2EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.21:1 Fails
Against black text17.29:1 AAA

Best text color on #DBEFD2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBEFD2

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 #DBEFD2: ·

How #DBEFD2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E4E4D9Deuteranopia · #E3E1DBTritanopia · #DCDFE0

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 #DBEFD2 rather than the exact color:

Palette D8efd3
#D8EFD3 · #95D2B3 · #55AD9B · #F1F8E8
Electric Ruby Breeze
#732576 · #D57AC3 · #4BC547 · #D8EDD2
Golden Ruby Terrace
#DBF2D4 · #69CC48 · #49992E · #1E3E14
Tender Ruby Mosaic
#46932E · #3754B0 · #B03754 · #DBEDD7
Mellow Ruby Whisper
#5E7F29 · #61A3CC · #B53A85 · #DCE9D0
Palette 96a78d
#96A78D · #B6CEB4 · #D9E9CF · #F0F0F0

Similar colors

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

#D8EFD3#D8EDD2#DBF2D4#DBEDD7#DCE9D0#D9E9CF#D5ECD6#D6EFD8#E1EDCD#DAF3CB#DEE8CE#D9F7CF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DBEFD1  ·  #DBEFD3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBEFD2?

#DBEFD2 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 219, 239, 210). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBEFD2?

#DBEFD2 is RGB 219, 239, 210 — HSL 101°, 48%, 88% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 12%, 6%.

What colors go with #DBEFD2?

Its complement is #E6D2EF; analogous partners are #EAEFD2 and #D2EFD7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBEFD2 for text?

Black text on #DBEFD2 has a contrast ratio of 17.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.