Palettes / Colors / #DCF4E7
#DCF4E7 — Pale Muted Green
#DCF4E7 is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color HoneyDew (#F0FFF0). It belongs to the green family.
#DCF4E7 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 #F4DCE9; it also sits naturally between #DDF4DC and #DCF4F3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCF4E7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 244, 231 |
| HSL | 147°, 52%, 91% |
| HSV | 147°, 10%, 96% |
| CMYK | 10%, 0%, 5%, 4% |
| XYZ | 76.29, 85.69, 88.12 |
| Yxy | 85.69, 0.3050, 0.3426 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.18, -10.23, 3.58 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.57, -10.09, 3.44 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 96% · Blue 91%
Cyan 10% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 4%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCF4E7
.text { color: #DCF4E7; }
.background { background-color: #DCF4E7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCF4E7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 244, 231); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(147, 52%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCF4E7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 244, 231, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCF4E7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 244, 231, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCF4E7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCF4E7">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F4DCE9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.16:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.14:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCF4E7: #000000.
How #DCF4E7 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 #DCF4E7 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DCF4E7?
#DCF4E7 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 220, 244, 231). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCF4E7?
#DCF4E7 is RGB 220, 244, 231 — HSL 147°, 52%, 91% — CMYK 10%, 0%, 5%, 4%.
What colors go with #DCF4E7?
Its complement is #F4DCE9; analogous partners are #DDF4DC and #DCF4F3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCF4E7 for text?
Black text on #DCF4E7 has a contrast ratio of 18.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.