Palettes / Colors / #DCF2CF

#DCF2CF — Pale Green

#DCF2CF is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#DCF2CF 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 #E5CFF2; it also sits naturally between #EDF2CF and #CFF2D4. 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 95% · Blue 81%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCF2CF

.text { color: #DCF2CF; }
.background { background-color: #DCF2CF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCF2CF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 242, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(98, 57%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCF2CF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 242, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCF2CF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 242, 207, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCF2CF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCF2CF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCF2CF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E5CFF2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCF2CF: #000000.

How #DCF2CF 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 #DCF2CF 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

← #DCF2CE  ·  #DCF2D0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCF2CF?

#DCF2CF is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 220, 242, 207). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCF2CF?

#DCF2CF is RGB 220, 242, 207 — HSL 98°, 57%, 88% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 14%, 5%.

What colors go with #DCF2CF?

Its complement is #E5CFF2; analogous partners are #EDF2CF and #CFF2D4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCF2CF for text?

Black text on #DCF2CF has a contrast ratio of 17.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.