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#DDEEE2 — Pale Muted Green

#DDEEE2 is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #DDEEE2 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.

#DDEEE2 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 #EEDDE9; it also sits naturally between #E0EEDD and #DDEEEB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DDEEE2 · RGB 221, 238, 226

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Color values

HEX#DDEEE2
RGB221, 238, 226
HSL138°, 33%, 90%
HSV138°, 7%, 93%
CMYK7%, 0%, 5%, 7%
XYZ74.12, 82.01, 83.87
Yxy82.01, 0.3088, 0.3417
CIE-Lab92.58, -7.79, 3.87
Hunter Lab90.56, -7.67, 3.69

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 93% · Blue 89%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DDEEE2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DDEEE2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DDEEE2

.text { color: #DDEEE2; }
.background { background-color: #DDEEE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDEEE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 238, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(138, 33%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDEEE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 238, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDEEE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 238, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDEEE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDEEE2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDEEE2

#BFDFC8#A3D1B1#85C197#6AB480#509F68#418154#336642#24472E#162C1D#070E09

Tints of #DDEEE2

#E0F0E5#E0F0E5#E4F1E8#E4F1E8#E7F3EB#EBF5EE#EBF5EE#EEF6F1#EEF6F1#F1F8F3

Tones of #DDEEE2

#DEEDE3#DFECE3#E1EAE4#E2E9E4#E3E8E5#E4E7E5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEDDE9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.21:1 Fails
Against black text17.40:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDEEE2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDEEE2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DDEEE2: ·

How #DDEEE2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E4E5E5Deuteranopia · #E3E2E6Tritanopia · #DEE7E8

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DDEEE2 rather than the exact color:

Honey Terrace
#297433 · #5343BD · #BD5343 · #DCEDDF
Palette E0ece4
#E0ECE4 · #F7F2E7 · #D8D3CD · #797A7E
Wild Ruby Twilight
#2DB235 · #3C33CB · #BC382F · #D9F1DE
Palette Fefbe9
#FEFBE9 · #E1EEDD · #F0A04B · #183A1D
Vivid Ruby Marble
#338A52 · #5A3896 · #A8643F · #D8EAE1
Palette Def5e5
#DEF5E5 · #BCEAD5 · #9ED5C5 · #8EC3B0

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#DCEDDF#E0ECE4#D9F1DE#E1EEDD#D8EAE1#DEF5E5#E2F1E7#DDF4E7#E5EEE4#DFEEEA#E4EFE7#E1F0DA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDEEE1  ·  #DDEEE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDEEE2?

#DDEEE2 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 221, 238, 226). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDEEE2?

#DDEEE2 is RGB 221, 238, 226 — HSL 138°, 33%, 90% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 5%, 7%.

What colors go with #DDEEE2?

Its complement is #EEDDE9; analogous partners are #E0EEDD and #DDEEEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDEEE2 for text?

Black text on #DDEEE2 has a contrast ratio of 17.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.