Palettes / Colors / #DCEED9
#DCEED9 — Pale Muted Green
#DCEED9 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 #DCEED9 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.
#DCEED9 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 #EAD8EE; it also sits naturally between #E6EED8 and #D8EEE0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCEED9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 238, 217 |
| HSL | 111°, 38%, 89% |
| HSV | 111°, 9%, 93% |
| CMYK | 8%, 0%, 9%, 7% |
| XYZ | 72.61, 81.37, 77.53 |
| Yxy | 81.37, 0.3136, 0.3515 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.30, -9.72, 8.13 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.21, -9.51, 7.56 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 93% · Blue 85%
Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCEED9
.text { color: #DCEED9; }
.background { background-color: #DCEED9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCEED9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 238, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(111, 38%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCEED9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 238, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCEED9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 238, 217, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCEED9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCEED9">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DCEED9
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Tones of #DCEED9
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EAD8EE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.22:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.27:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCEED9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCEED9
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DCEED9: ·
How #DCEED9 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 #DCEED9 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #DCEED9?
#DCEED9 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 220, 238, 217). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCEED9?
#DCEED9 is RGB 220, 238, 217 — HSL 111°, 38%, 89% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 9%, 7%.
What colors go with #DCEED9?
Its complement is #EAD8EE; analogous partners are #E6EED8 and #D8EEE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCEED9 for text?
Black text on #DCEED9 has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.