Palettes / Colors / #DCEED5

#DCEED5 — Pale Muted Green

#DCEED5 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 #DCEED5 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.

#DCEED5 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 #E6D4ED; it also sits naturally between #E8EDD4 and #D4EDD9. 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 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCEED5

.text { color: #DCEED5; }
.background { background-color: #DCEED5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCEED5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 238, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(103, 42%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCEED5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 238, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCEED5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 238, 213, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCEED5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCEED5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E6D4ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCEED5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCEED5

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 #DCEED5 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 #DCEED5 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

← #DCEED4  ·  #DCEED6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCEED5?

#DCEED5 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 220, 238, 213). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCEED5?

#DCEED5 is RGB 220, 238, 213 — HSL 103°, 42%, 88% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 11%, 7%.

What colors go with #DCEED5?

Its complement is #E6D4ED; analogous partners are #E8EDD4 and #D4EDD9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCEED5 for text?

Black text on #DCEED5 has a contrast ratio of 17.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.