Palettes / Colors / #E1EFE4

#E1EFE4 — Pale Dusty Green

#E1EFE4 is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#E1EFE4 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 #EFE1EC; it also sits naturally between #E5EFE1 and #E1EFEB. 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 94% · Blue 89%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #E1EFE4

.text { color: #E1EFE4; }
.background { background-color: #E1EFE4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E1EFE4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 239, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(133, 30%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E1EFE4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 239, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E1EFE4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 239, 228, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E1EFE4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E1EFE4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFE1EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E1EFE4: #000000.

How #E1EFE4 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 #E1EFE4 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

← #E1EFE3  ·  #E1EFE5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E1EFE4?

#E1EFE4 is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 225, 239, 228). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E1EFE4?

#E1EFE4 is RGB 225, 239, 228 — HSL 133°, 30%, 91% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 5%, 6%.

What colors go with #E1EFE4?

Its complement is #EFE1EC; analogous partners are #E5EFE1 and #E1EFEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E1EFE4 for text?

Black text on #E1EFE4 has a contrast ratio of 17.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.