Palettes / Colors / #CCEBE2

#CCEBE2 — Pale Muted Teal

#CCEBE2 is a teal color we call Pale Muted Teal, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the teal family.

#CCEBE2 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 #EBCCD4; it also sits naturally between #CCEBD2 and #CCE4EB. 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 92% · Blue 89%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CCEBE2

.text { color: #CCEBE2; }
.background { background-color: #CCEBE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCEBE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 235, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(163, 44%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCEBE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 235, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCEBE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 235, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCEBE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCEBE2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CCEBE2

Tints of #CCEBE2

Tones of #CCEBE2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBCCD4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCEBE2: #000000.

How #CCEBE2 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 #CCEBE2 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

← #CCEBE1  ·  #CCEBE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCEBE2?

#CCEBE2 is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 204, 235, 226). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCEBE2?

#CCEBE2 is RGB 204, 235, 226 — HSL 163°, 44%, 86% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 4%, 8%.

What colors go with #CCEBE2?

Its complement is #EBCCD4; analogous partners are #CCEBD2 and #CCE4EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCEBE2 for text?

Black text on #CCEBE2 has a contrast ratio of 16.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.