Palettes / Colors / #CCE5EB

#CCE5EB — Pale Muted Teal

#CCE5EB is a teal color we call Pale Muted Teal, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the teal family.

#CCE5EB 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 #CCD5EB. 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 90% · Blue 92%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CCE5EB

.text { color: #CCE5EB; }
.background { background-color: #CCE5EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCE5EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 229, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(192, 44%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCE5EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 229, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCE5EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 229, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCE5EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCE5EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CCE5EB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBD2CC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCE5EB: #000000.

How #CCE5EB 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 #CCE5EB 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 #CCE5EB?

#CCE5EB is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 204, 229, 235). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCE5EB?

#CCE5EB is RGB 204, 229, 235 — HSL 192°, 44%, 86% — CMYK 13%, 3%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CCE5EB?

Its complement is #EBD2CC; analogous partners are #CCEBE2 and #CCD5EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCE5EB for text?

Black text on #CCE5EB has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.