Palettes / Colors / #E4ECE7
#E4ECE7 — Pale Dusty Green
#E4ECE7 is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #E4ECE7 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#E4ECE7 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 #ECE4E9; it also sits naturally between #E5ECE4 and #E4ECEB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E4ECE7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 228, 236, 231 |
| HSL | 142°, 17%, 91% |
| HSV | 142°, 3%, 93% |
| CMYK | 3%, 0%, 2%, 7% |
| XYZ | 76.41, 82.25, 87.45 |
| Yxy | 82.25, 0.3105, 0.3342 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.69, -3.55, 1.48 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.69, -3.53, 1.43 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 89% · Green 93% · Blue 91%
Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E4ECE7
.text { color: #E4ECE7; }
.background { background-color: #E4ECE7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4ECE7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 236, 231); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(142, 17%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4ECE7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 236, 231, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4ECE7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 236, 231, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E4ECE7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4ECE7">Div content here</div>
Shades of #E4ECE7
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Tones of #E4ECE7
Color harmonies
Complementary — #ECE4E9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.45:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E4ECE7: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E4ECE7
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #E4ECE7: ·
How #E4ECE7 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 #E4ECE7 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 #E4ECE7?
#E4ECE7 is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 228, 236, 231). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E4ECE7?
#E4ECE7 is RGB 228, 236, 231 — HSL 142°, 17%, 91% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 2%, 7%.
What colors go with #E4ECE7?
Its complement is #ECE4E9; analogous partners are #E5ECE4 and #E4ECEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E4ECE7 for text?
Black text on #E4ECE7 has a contrast ratio of 17.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.