Palettes / Colors / #DCEFE5

#DCEFE5 — Pale Muted Green

#DCEFE5 is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#DCEFE5 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 #EFDCE6; it also sits naturally between #DDEFDC and #DCEFEE. 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 94% · Blue 90%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 6%

Previews

CSS code for #DCEFE5

.text { color: #DCEFE5; }
.background { background-color: #DCEFE5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCEFE5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 239, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(148, 37%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCEFE5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 239, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCEFE5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 239, 229, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCEFE5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCEFE5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCEFE5

Tints of #DCEFE5

Tones of #DCEFE5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFDCE6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCEFE5: #000000.

How #DCEFE5 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 #DCEFE5 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCEFE4  ·  #DCEFE6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCEFE5?

#DCEFE5 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 220, 239, 229). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCEFE5?

#DCEFE5 is RGB 220, 239, 229 — HSL 148°, 37%, 90% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 4%, 6%.

What colors go with #DCEFE5?

Its complement is #EFDCE6; analogous partners are #DDEFDC and #DCEFEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCEFE5 for text?

Black text on #DCEFE5 has a contrast ratio of 17.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.