Palettes / Colors / #DEECD4
#DEECD4 — Pale Muted Green
#DEECD4 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 #DEECD4 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.
#DEECD4 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 #E2D4EC; it also sits naturally between #EAECD4 and #D4ECD6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEECD4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 236, 212 |
| HSL | 95°, 39%, 88% |
| HSV | 95°, 10%, 93% |
| CMYK | 6%, 0%, 10%, 7% |
| XYZ | 72.00, 80.27, 73.99 |
| Yxy | 80.27, 0.3182, 0.3548 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.81, -8.89, 10.04 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.60, -8.69, 9.22 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 93% · Blue 83%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEECD4
.text { color: #DEECD4; }
.background { background-color: #DEECD4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEECD4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 236, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(95, 39%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEECD4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 236, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEECD4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 236, 212, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEECD4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEECD4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DEECD4
Tints of #DEECD4
Tones of #DEECD4
Color harmonies
Complementary — #E2D4EC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.23:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.05:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEECD4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEECD4
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DEECD4: ·
How #DEECD4 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 #DEECD4 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #DEECD4?
#DEECD4 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 222, 236, 212). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEECD4?
#DEECD4 is RGB 222, 236, 212 — HSL 95°, 39%, 88% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 10%, 7%.
What colors go with #DEECD4?
Its complement is #E2D4EC; analogous partners are #EAECD4 and #D4ECD6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEECD4 for text?
Black text on #DEECD4 has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.