Palettes / Colors / #DCECD6

#DCECD6 — Pale Muted Green

#DCECD6 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 #DCECD6 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.

#DCECD6 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 #E6D5EC; it also sits naturally between #E6ECD5 and #D5ECDA. 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 86% · Green 93% · Blue 84%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCECD6

.text { color: #DCECD6; }
.background { background-color: #DCECD6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCECD6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 236, 214); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(104, 37%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCECD6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 236, 214, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCECD6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 236, 214, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCECD6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCECD6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E6D5EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCECD6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCECD6

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 #DCECD6 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 #DCECD6 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

← #DCECD5  ·  #DCECD7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCECD6?

#DCECD6 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 220, 236, 214). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCECD6?

#DCECD6 is RGB 220, 236, 214 — HSL 104°, 37%, 88% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 9%, 7%.

What colors go with #DCECD6?

Its complement is #E6D5EC; analogous partners are #E6ECD5 and #D5ECDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCECD6 for text?

Black text on #DCECD6 has a contrast ratio of 17.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.