Palettes / Colors / #DCF4E5

#DCF4E5 — Pale Muted Green

#DCF4E5 is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color HoneyDew (#F0FFF0). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: honeydew (#F0FFF0) — not an exact match. CSS honeydew gives you #F0FFF0, a different color; use #DCF4E5 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.

#DCF4E5 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 #F4DCEB; it also sits naturally between #DFF4DC and #DCF4F1. 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 96% · Blue 90%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCF4E5

.text { color: #DCF4E5; }
.background { background-color: #DCF4E5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCF4E5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 244, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(143, 52%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCF4E5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 244, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCF4E5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 244, 229, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCF4E5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCF4E5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F4DCEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCF4E5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCF4E5

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 #DCF4E5 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 #DCF4E5 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

← #DCF4E4  ·  #DCF4E6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCF4E5?

#DCF4E5 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 220, 244, 229). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCF4E5?

#DCF4E5 is RGB 220, 244, 229 — HSL 143°, 52%, 91% — CMYK 10%, 0%, 6%, 4%.

What colors go with #DCF4E5?

Its complement is #F4DCEB; analogous partners are #DFF4DC and #DCF4F1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCF4E5 for text?

Black text on #DCF4E5 has a contrast ratio of 18.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.