Palettes / Colors / #CBE4EB

#CBE4EB — Pale Muted Teal

#CBE4EB is a teal color we call Pale Muted Teal, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the teal family.

#CBE4EB is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity 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 #EBD2CC; it also sits naturally between #CCEBE2 and #CCD4EB. 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 80% · Green 89% · Blue 92%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

Previews

CSS code for #CBE4EB

.text { color: #CBE4EB; }
.background { background-color: #CBE4EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBE4EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 228, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 44%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBE4EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 228, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBE4EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 228, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBE4EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBE4EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBE4EB

Tints of #CBE4EB

Tones of #CBE4EB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBD2CC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBE4EB: #000000.

How #CBE4EB 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 #CBE4EB or a close neighbour

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 #CBE4EB?

#CBE4EB is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 203, 228, 235). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBE4EB?

#CBE4EB is RGB 203, 228, 235 — HSL 193°, 44%, 86% — CMYK 14%, 3%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CBE4EB?

Its complement is #EBD2CC; analogous partners are #CCEBE2 and #CCD4EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBE4EB for text?

Black text on #CBE4EB has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.