Palettes / Colors / #E2ECDD

#E2ECDD — Pale Dusty Green

#E2ECDD is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#E2ECDD 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 #E8DEED; it also sits naturally between #EAEDDE and #DEEDE1. 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 89% · Green 93% · Blue 87%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #E2ECDD

.text { color: #E2ECDD; }
.background { background-color: #E2ECDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2ECDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 236, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(100, 28%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2ECDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 236, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2ECDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 236, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2ECDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2ECDD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2ECDD

Tints of #E2ECDD

Tones of #E2ECDD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E8DEED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2ECDD: #000000.

How #E2ECDD 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 #E2ECDD 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

← #E2ECDC  ·  #E2ECDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2ECDD?

#E2ECDD is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 226, 236, 221). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2ECDD?

#E2ECDD is RGB 226, 236, 221 — HSL 100°, 28%, 90% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 6%, 7%.

What colors go with #E2ECDD?

Its complement is #E8DEED; analogous partners are #EAEDDE and #DEEDE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2ECDD for text?

Black text on #E2ECDD has a contrast ratio of 17.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.