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#DFEFDF — Pale Muted Green

#DFEFDF 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 #DFEFDF 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.

#DFEFDF 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 #F0E0F0; it also sits naturally between #E8F0E0 and #E0F0E8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFEFDF · RGB 223, 239, 223

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Color values

HEX#DFEFDF
RGB223, 239, 223
HSL120°, 33%, 91%
HSV120°, 7%, 94%
CMYK7%, 0%, 7%, 6%
XYZ74.62, 82.75, 81.85
Yxy82.75, 0.3119, 0.3459
CIE-Lab92.90, -8.16, 5.91
Hunter Lab90.97, -8.04, 5.58

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 94% · Blue 87%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DFEFDF

.text { color: #DFEFDF; }
.background { background-color: #DFEFDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEFDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 239, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 33%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEFDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 239, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEFDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 239, 223, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFEFDF

#C2E0C2#A7D3A7#88C388#6AB46A#52A352#438443#336633#244724#162C16#070E07

Tints of #DFEFDF

#E4F1E4#E4F1E4#E7F3E7#E7F3E7#EBF5EB#EBF5EB#EEF6EE#EEF6EE#F1F8F1#F1F8F1

Tones of #DFEFDF

#E2EEE2#E3EEE3#E4ECE4#E5EBE5#E6EAE6#E7E9E7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0E0F0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.20:1 Fails
Against black text17.55:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFEFDF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFEFDF

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 #DFEFDF: ·

How #DFEFDF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E6E6E3Deuteranopia · #E5E4E4Tritanopia · #E0E6E7

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 #DFEFDF rather than the exact color:

Palette Fefbe9
#FEFBE9 · #E1EEDD · #F0A04B · #183A1D
Honey Terrace
#297433 · #5343BD · #BD5343 · #DCEDDF
Palette E1f0da
#E1F0DA · #D4E7C5 · #BFD8AF · #99BC85
Palette E0ece4
#E0ECE4 · #F7F2E7 · #D8D3CD · #797A7E
Wild Ruby Twilight
#2DB235 · #3C33CB · #BC382F · #D9F1DE
Palette 659287
#659287 · #88BDA4 · #B1D3B9 · #E6F2DD

Similar colors

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

#E1EEDD#DCEDDF#E1F0DA#E0ECE4#D9F1DE#E6F2DD#E5EEE4#DEF5E5#D8F3DC#E7F0DC#E2F1E7#D8EAE1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFEFDE  ·  #DFEFE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEFDF?

#DFEFDF is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 223, 239, 223). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEFDF?

#DFEFDF is RGB 223, 239, 223 — HSL 120°, 33%, 91% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 7%, 6%.

What colors go with #DFEFDF?

Its complement is #F0E0F0; analogous partners are #E8F0E0 and #E0F0E8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEFDF for text?

Black text on #DFEFDF has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.