Palettes / Colors / #DFF7EE
#DFF7EE — Pale Green
#DFF7EE is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color HoneyDew (#F0FFF0). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: honeydew (#F0FFF0) — not an exact match. CSS honeydew gives you #F0FFF0, a different color; use #DFF7EE 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.
#DFF7EE is a cool 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 #F7DEE7; it also sits naturally between #DEF7E2 and #DEF4F7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFF7EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 247, 238 |
| HSL | 158°, 60%, 92% |
| HSV | 158°, 10%, 97% |
| CMYK | 10%, 0%, 4%, 3% |
| XYZ | 79.12, 88.38, 93.78 |
| Yxy | 88.38, 0.3028, 0.3383 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.32, -9.48, 1.65 |
| Hunter Lab | 94.01, -9.41, 1.61 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 97% · Blue 93%
Cyan 10% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 3%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFF7EE
.text { color: #DFF7EE; }
.background { background-color: #DFF7EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFF7EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 247, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(158, 60%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFF7EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 247, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFF7EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 247, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFF7EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFF7EE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F7DEE7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.12:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.68:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFF7EE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFF7EE
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 #DFF7EE: ·
How #DFF7EE 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 #DFF7EE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DFF7EE?
#DFF7EE is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 223, 247, 238). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFF7EE?
#DFF7EE is RGB 223, 247, 238 — HSL 158°, 60%, 92% — CMYK 10%, 0%, 4%, 3%.
What colors go with #DFF7EE?
Its complement is #F7DEE7; analogous partners are #DEF7E2 and #DEF4F7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFF7EE for text?
Black text on #DFF7EE has a contrast ratio of 18.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.