Palettes / Colors / #E9EFEC

#E9EFEC — Pale Dusty Green

#E9EFEC is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: whitesmoke (#F5F5F5) — not an exact match. CSS whitesmoke gives you #F5F5F5, a different color; use #E9EFEC 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.

#E9EFEC is a cool 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 #F0EAED; it also sits naturally between #EAF0EA and #EAF0F0. 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 91% · Green 94% · Blue 93%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E9EFEC

.text { color: #E9EFEC; }
.background { background-color: #E9EFEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E9EFEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(233, 239, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(150, 16%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E9EFEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(233, 239, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E9EFEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(233, 239, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E9EFEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E9EFEC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0EAED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E9EFEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E9EFEC

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:

How #E9EFEC 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 #E9EFEC

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E9EFEC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #E9EFEC?

#E9EFEC is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 233, 239, 236). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E9EFEC?

#E9EFEC is RGB 233, 239, 236 — HSL 150°, 16%, 93% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 1%, 6%.

What colors go with #E9EFEC?

Its complement is #F0EAED; analogous partners are #EAF0EA and #EAF0F0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E9EFEC for text?

Black text on #E9EFEC has a contrast ratio of 18.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.