Palettes / Colors / #DCEEC9

#DCEEC9 — Pale Muted Green

#DCEEC9 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 #DCEEC9 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.

#DCEEC9 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 #DBC9EE; it also sits naturally between #EEEDC9 and #C9EEC9. 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 79%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 16% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCEEC9

.text { color: #DCEEC9; }
.background { background-color: #DCEEC9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCEEC9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 238, 201); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(89, 52%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCEEC9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 238, 201, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCEEC9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 238, 201, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCEEC9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCEEC9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBC9EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCEEC9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCEEC9

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 #DCEEC9 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 #DCEEC9 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

← #DCEEC8  ·  #DCEECA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCEEC9?

#DCEEC9 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 220, 238, 201). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCEEC9?

#DCEEC9 is RGB 220, 238, 201 — HSL 89°, 52%, 86% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 16%, 7%.

What colors go with #DCEEC9?

Its complement is #DBC9EE; analogous partners are #EEEDC9 and #C9EEC9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCEEC9 for text?

Black text on #DCEEC9 has a contrast ratio of 17.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.