Palettes / Colors / #ECF5EB

#ECF5EB — Pale Muted Green

#ECF5EB is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color HoneyDew (#F0FFF0). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: honeydew (#F0FFF0) — not an exact match. CSS honeydew gives you #F0FFF0, a different color; use #ECF5EB 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.

#ECF5EB 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 #F4EBF5; it also sits naturally between #F1F5EB and #EBF5EF. 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 96% · Blue 92%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECF5EB

.text { color: #ECF5EB; }
.background { background-color: #ECF5EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECF5EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 245, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(114, 33%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECF5EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 245, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECF5EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 245, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECF5EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECF5EB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F4EBF5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECF5EB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECF5EB

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 #ECF5EB 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 #ECF5EB 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 #ECF5EB?

#ECF5EB is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 236, 245, 235). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECF5EB?

#ECF5EB is RGB 236, 245, 235 — HSL 114°, 33%, 94% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 4%, 4%.

What colors go with #ECF5EB?

Its complement is #F4EBF5; analogous partners are #F1F5EB and #EBF5EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECF5EB for text?

Black text on #ECF5EB has a contrast ratio of 18.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.