Palettes / Colors / #DDEEDD

#DDEEDD — Pale Muted Green

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

#DDEEDD 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 #EEDDEE; it also sits naturally between #E6EEDD and #DDEEE6. 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 87%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDEEDD

.text { color: #DDEEDD; }
.background { background-color: #DDEEDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDEEDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 238, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 33%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDEEDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 238, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDEEDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 238, 221, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEDDEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDEEDD: #000000.

How #DDEEDD 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 #DDEEDD 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

← #DDEEDC  ·  #DDEEDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDEEDD?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDEEDD?

#DDEEDD is RGB 221, 238, 221 — HSL 120°, 33%, 90% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 7%, 7%.

What colors go with #DDEEDD?

Its complement is #EEDDEE; analogous partners are #E6EEDD and #DDEEE6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDEEDD for text?

Black text on #DDEEDD has a contrast ratio of 17.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.