Palettes / Colors / #E2ECDF
#E2ECDF — Pale Dusty Green
#E2ECDF is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.
#E2ECDF 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 #E9DFEC; it also sits naturally between #E8ECDF and #DFECE3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E2ECDF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 226, 236, 223 |
| HSL | 106°, 25%, 90% |
| HSV | 106°, 6%, 93% |
| CMYK | 4%, 0%, 6%, 7% |
| XYZ | 74.68, 81.49, 81.60 |
| Yxy | 81.49, 0.3141, 0.3427 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.35, -5.64, 5.14 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.27, -5.57, 4.86 |
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
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CSS code for #E2ECDF
.text { color: #E2ECDF; }
.background { background-color: #E2ECDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2ECDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 236, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(106, 25%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2ECDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 236, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2ECDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 236, 223, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E2ECDF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2ECDF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #E2ECDF
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E9DFEC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.21:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.30:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E2ECDF: #000000.
How #E2ECDF 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 #E2ECDF 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 #E2ECDF?
#E2ECDF is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 226, 236, 223). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E2ECDF?
#E2ECDF is RGB 226, 236, 223 — HSL 106°, 25%, 90% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 6%, 7%.
What colors go with #E2ECDF?
Its complement is #E9DFEC; analogous partners are #E8ECDF and #DFECE3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E2ECDF for text?
Black text on #E2ECDF has a contrast ratio of 17.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.