Palettes / Colors / #ECF3ED

#ECF3ED — Pale Dusty Green

#ECF3ED is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the green family.

#ECF3ED 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 #F3ECF2; it also sits naturally between #EFF3EC and #ECF3F1. 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 93% · Green 95% · Blue 93%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECF3ED

.text { color: #ECF3ED; }
.background { background-color: #ECF3ED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECF3ED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 243, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(129, 23%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECF3ED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 243, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECF3ED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 243, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECF3ED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECF3ED">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F3ECF2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECF3ED: #000000.

How #ECF3ED 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 #ECF3ED 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 #ECF3ED?

#ECF3ED is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 236, 243, 237). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECF3ED?

#ECF3ED is RGB 236, 243, 237 — HSL 129°, 23%, 94% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 2%, 5%.

What colors go with #ECF3ED?

Its complement is #F3ECF2; analogous partners are #EFF3EC and #ECF3F1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECF3ED for text?

Black text on #ECF3ED has a contrast ratio of 18.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.