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#DFEFE6 — Pale Muted Green

#DFEFE6 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 #DFEFE6 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.

#DFEFE6 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 #F0E0E9; it also sits naturally between #E1F0E0 and #E0F0EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFEFE6 · RGB 223, 239, 230

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Color values

HEX#DFEFE6
RGB223, 239, 230
HSL146°, 33%, 91%
HSV146°, 7%, 94%
CMYK7%, 0%, 4%, 6%
XYZ75.58, 83.13, 86.93
Yxy83.13, 0.3077, 0.3384
CIE-Lab93.07, -6.92, 2.52
Hunter Lab91.18, -6.83, 2.43

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 94% · Blue 90%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFEFE6 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFEFE6 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFEFE6

.text { color: #DFEFE6; }
.background { background-color: #DFEFE6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEFE6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 239, 230); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(146, 33%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEFE6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 239, 230, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEFE6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 239, 230, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFEFE6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFEFE6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFEFE6

#C2E0CF#A7D3BA#88C3A2#6AB48A#52A375#43845F#336649#244733#162C20#070E0A

Tints of #DFEFE6

#E4F1EA#E4F1EA#E7F3EC#E7F3EC#EBF5EF#EBF5EF#EEF6F2#EEF6F2#F1F8F4#F1F8F4

Tones of #DFEFE6

#E2EEE7#E3EEE7#E4ECE7#E5EBE8#E6EAE8#E7E9E8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0E0E9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.19:1 Fails
Against black text17.63:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFEFE6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFEFE6

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 #DFEFE6: ·

How #DFEFE6 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E6E6E8Deuteranopia · #E5E4E9Tritanopia · #E0EAEA

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 #DFEFE6 rather than the exact color:

Palette E0ece4
#E0ECE4 · #F7F2E7 · #D8D3CD · #797A7E
Palette 243642
#243642 · #387478 · #629584 · #E2F1E7
Palette 2f5d62
#2F5D62 · #5E8B7E · #A7C4BC · #DFEEEA
Palette Faf1e6
#FAF1E6 · #FDFAF6 · #E4EFE7 · #064420
Palette Ddf4e7
#DDF4E7 · #67C090 · #26667F · #124170
Palette Dff2eb
#DFF2EB · #B9E5E8 · #7AB2D3 · #4A628A

Similar colors

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

#E0ECE4#E2F1E7#DFEEEA#E4EFE7#DDF4E7#DFF2EB#DEF5E5#E5EEE4#DCEDDF#D9F0ED#E1EEDD#D8EFED

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFEFE5  ·  #DFEFE7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEFE6?

#DFEFE6 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 223, 239, 230). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEFE6?

#DFEFE6 is RGB 223, 239, 230 — HSL 146°, 33%, 91% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 4%, 6%.

What colors go with #DFEFE6?

Its complement is #F0E0E9; analogous partners are #E1F0E0 and #E0F0EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEFE6 for text?

Black text on #DFEFE6 has a contrast ratio of 17.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.