Palettes / Colors / #E1ECDA

#E1ECDA — Pale Muted Green

#E1ECDA is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#E1ECDA 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 #E5DAEC; it also sits naturally between #EAECDA and #DAECDC. 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 88% · Green 93% · Blue 85%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #E1ECDA

.text { color: #E1ECDA; }
.background { background-color: #E1ECDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E1ECDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 236, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(97, 32%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E1ECDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 236, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E1ECDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 236, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E1ECDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E1ECDA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E1ECDA

Tints of #E1ECDA

Tones of #E1ECDA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E5DAEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E1ECDA: #000000.

How #E1ECDA 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 #E1ECDA or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E1ECD9  ·  #E1ECDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E1ECDA?

#E1ECDA is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 225, 236, 218). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E1ECDA?

#E1ECDA is RGB 225, 236, 218 — HSL 97°, 32%, 89% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 8%, 7%.

What colors go with #E1ECDA?

Its complement is #E5DAEC; analogous partners are #EAECDA and #DAECDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E1ECDA for text?

Black text on #E1ECDA has a contrast ratio of 17.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.