Palettes / Colors / #CCEDEB
#CCEDEB — Pale Muted Teal
#CCEDEB is a teal color we call Pale Muted Teal, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #CCEDEB 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.
#CCEDEB 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 #ECCACC; it also sits naturally between #CAECD9 and #CADEEC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CCEDEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 204, 237, 235 |
| HSL | 176°, 48%, 86% |
| HSV | 176°, 14%, 93% |
| CMYK | 14%, 0%, 1%, 7% |
| XYZ | 70.18, 79.40, 90.22 |
| Yxy | 79.40, 0.2927, 0.3311 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.42, -11.08, -2.65 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.11, -10.76, -2.60 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 93% · Blue 92%
Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CCEDEB
.text { color: #CCEDEB; }
.background { background-color: #CCEDEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCEDEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 237, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 48%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCEDEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 237, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCEDEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 237, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CCEDEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCEDEB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CCEDEB
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ECCACC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.24:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.88:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CCEDEB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCEDEB
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CCEDEB: ·
How #CCEDEB 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 #CCEDEB rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CCEDEB?
#CCEDEB is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 204, 237, 235). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CCEDEB?
#CCEDEB is RGB 204, 237, 235 — HSL 176°, 48%, 86% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 1%, 7%.
What colors go with #CCEDEB?
Its complement is #ECCACC; analogous partners are #CAECD9 and #CADEEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CCEDEB for text?
Black text on #CCEDEB has a contrast ratio of 16.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.