Palettes / Colors / #DEEFE4

#DEEFE4 — Pale Muted Green

#DEEFE4 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 #DEEFE4 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.

#DEEFE4 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 #EEDDE8; it also sits naturally between #DFEEDD and #DDEEEC. 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 94% · Blue 89%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEEFE4

.text { color: #DEEFE4; }
.background { background-color: #DEEFE4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEEFE4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 239, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(141, 35%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEEFE4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 239, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEEFE4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 239, 228, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEEFE4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEEFE4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEDDE8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEEFE4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEEFE4

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:

How #DEEFE4 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 #DEEFE4 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

← #DEEFE3  ·  #DEEFE5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEEFE4?

#DEEFE4 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 222, 239, 228). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEEFE4?

#DEEFE4 is RGB 222, 239, 228 — HSL 141°, 35%, 90% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 5%, 6%.

What colors go with #DEEFE4?

Its complement is #EEDDE8; analogous partners are #DFEEDD and #DDEEEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEEFE4 for text?

Black text on #DEEFE4 has a contrast ratio of 17.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.