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#EEF3EF — Pale Dusty Green

#EEF3EF 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 #EEF3EF 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.

#EEF3EF 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 #F2EDF1; it also sits naturally between #EFF2ED and #EDF2F1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEF3EF · RGB 238, 243, 239

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Color values

HEX#EEF3EF
RGB238, 243, 239
HSL132°, 17%, 94%
HSV132°, 2%, 95%
CMYK2%, 0%, 2%, 5%
XYZ82.89, 88.51, 94.38
Yxy88.51, 0.3119, 0.3330
CIE-Lab95.38, -2.36, 1.33
Hunter Lab94.08, -2.38, 1.31

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 95% · Blue 94%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #EEF3EF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEF3EF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEF3EF

.text { color: #EEF3EF; }
.background { background-color: #EEF3EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEF3EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 243, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(132, 17%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEF3EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 243, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEF3EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 243, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEF3EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEF3EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEF3EF

#D2DFD5#B7CCBC#9DB9A2#82A689#689270#55775C#425C47#2F4232#1C271E#080C09

Tints of #EEF3EF

#EDF2EE#EDF2EE#F0F4F1#F0F4F1#F0F4F1#F0F4F1#F0F4F1#F3F7F4#F3F7F4#F3F7F4

Tones of #EEF3EF

#EDF2EE#EEF2EF#EEF1EF#EFF1EF#EFF0EF#EFF0F0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2EDF1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.12:1 Fails
Against black text18.70:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEF3EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEF3EF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EEF3EF: ·

How #EEF3EF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #F0F0F0Deuteranopia · #F0F0F0Tritanopia · #EEF1F1

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EEF3EF rather than the exact color:

Palette 96a78d
#96A78D · #B6CEB4 · #D9E9CF · #F0F0F0
Palette Ffe8df
#FFE8DF · #FFFFFF · #F0F0F0 · #888888
Palette F0f0f0
#F0F0F0 · #213555 · #4F709C · #E5D283
Palette B5c18e
#B5C18E · #EADBC8 · #C7B7A3 · #F1F1F1
Palette F9fa9b
#F9FA9B · #FF7777 · #CEECF0 · #F0F3F3
Palette 464b71
#464B71 · #118AB2 · #7CD5C7 · #F2F2ED

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#F0F0F0#F1F1F1#F0F3F3#F2F2ED#ECF4F3#F1EFEF#F2F2F2#EEEEEE#EFF3EA#EAEFEF#F2F3F3#F3F2EC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEF3EE  ·  #EEF3F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEF3EF?

#EEF3EF is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 238, 243, 239). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEF3EF?

#EEF3EF is RGB 238, 243, 239 — HSL 132°, 17%, 94% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 2%, 5%.

What colors go with #EEF3EF?

Its complement is #F2EDF1; analogous partners are #EFF2ED and #EDF2F1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEF3EF for text?

Black text on #EEF3EF has a contrast ratio of 18.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.