Palettes / Colors / #EEF3EC

#EEF3EC — Pale Dusty Green

#EEF3EC is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the green family.

#EEF3EC 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 #F1ECF3; it also sits naturally between #F2F3EC and #ECF3EE. 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 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEF3EC

.text { color: #EEF3EC; }
.background { background-color: #EEF3EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEF3EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 243, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(103, 23%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEF3EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 243, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEF3EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 243, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEF3EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEF3EC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F1ECF3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEF3EC: #000000.

How #EEF3EC 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 #EEF3EC 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

← #EEF3EB  ·  #EEF3ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEF3EC?

#EEF3EC is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 238, 243, 236). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEF3EC?

#EEF3EC is RGB 238, 243, 236 — HSL 103°, 23%, 94% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 3%, 5%.

What colors go with #EEF3EC?

Its complement is #F1ECF3; analogous partners are #F2F3EC and #ECF3EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEF3EC for text?

Black text on #EEF3EC has a contrast ratio of 18.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.