Palettes / Colors / #ECF8EC

#ECF8EC — Pale Muted Green

#ECF8EC is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color HoneyDew (#F0FFF0). It belongs to the green family.

#ECF8EC 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 #F8ECF8; it also sits naturally between #F2F8EC and #ECF8F2. 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 97% · Blue 93%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECF8EC

.text { color: #ECF8EC; }
.background { background-color: #ECF8EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECF8EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 248, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 46%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECF8EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 248, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECF8EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 248, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECF8EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECF8EC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F8ECF8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECF8EC: #000000.

How #ECF8EC 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 #ECF8EC 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 #ECF8EC?

#ECF8EC is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 236, 248, 236). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECF8EC?

#ECF8EC is RGB 236, 248, 236 — HSL 120°, 46%, 95% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 5%, 3%.

What colors go with #ECF8EC?

Its complement is #F8ECF8; analogous partners are #F2F8EC and #ECF8F2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECF8EC for text?

Black text on #ECF8EC has a contrast ratio of 19.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.09:1.