Palettes / Colors / #E2EED3

#E2EED3 — Pale Muted Green

#E2EED3 is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#E2EED3 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 #DFD3EE; it also sits naturally between #EEEDD3 and #D4EED3. 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 83%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E2EED3

.text { color: #E2EED3; }
.background { background-color: #E2EED3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2EED3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 238, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(87, 44%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2EED3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 238, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2EED3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 238, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2EED3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2EED3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFD3EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2EED3: #000000.

How #E2EED3 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 #E2EED3 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

← #E2EED2  ·  #E2EED4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2EED3?

#E2EED3 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 226, 238, 211). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2EED3?

#E2EED3 is RGB 226, 238, 211 — HSL 87°, 44%, 88% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 11%, 7%.

What colors go with #E2EED3?

Its complement is #DFD3EE; analogous partners are #EEEDD3 and #D4EED3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2EED3 for text?

Black text on #E2EED3 has a contrast ratio of 17.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.