Palettes / Colors / #DDEED2

#DDEED2 — Pale Muted Green

#DDEED2 is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#DDEED2 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 #E3D3EE; it also sits naturally between #EBEED3 and #D3EED5. 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 87% · Green 93% · Blue 82%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 12% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDEED2

.text { color: #DDEED2; }
.background { background-color: #DDEED2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDEED2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 238, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(96, 45%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDEED2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 238, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDEED2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 238, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDEED2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDEED2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E3D3EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDEED2: #000000.

How #DDEED2 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 #DDEED2 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

← #DDEED1  ·  #DDEED3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDEED2?

#DDEED2 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 221, 238, 210). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDEED2?

#DDEED2 is RGB 221, 238, 210 — HSL 96°, 45%, 88% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 12%, 7%.

What colors go with #DDEED2?

Its complement is #E3D3EE; analogous partners are #EBEED3 and #D3EED5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDEED2 for text?

Black text on #DDEED2 has a contrast ratio of 17.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.