Palettes / Colors / #CCEDEE
#CCEDEE — Pale Muted Teal
#CCEDEE is a teal color we call Pale Muted Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #CCEDEE 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.
#CCEDEE 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 #EECECD; it also sits naturally between #CDEEDF and #CDDDEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CCEDEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 204, 237, 238 |
| HSL | 182°, 50%, 87% |
| HSV | 182°, 14%, 93% |
| CMYK | 14%, 0%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 70.62, 79.58, 92.53 |
| Yxy | 79.58, 0.2909, 0.3279 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.50, -10.48, -4.10 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.21, -10.20, -4.06 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 93% · Blue 93%
Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CCEDEE
.text { color: #CCEDEE; }
.background { background-color: #CCEDEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCEDEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 237, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(182, 50%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCEDEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 237, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCEDEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 237, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CCEDEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCEDEE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EECECD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.24:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.92:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CCEDEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCEDEE
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 #CCEDEE: ·
How #CCEDEE 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 #CCEDEE 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 #CCEDEE?
#CCEDEE is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 204, 237, 238). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CCEDEE?
#CCEDEE is RGB 204, 237, 238 — HSL 182°, 50%, 87% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #CCEDEE?
Its complement is #EECECD; analogous partners are #CDEEDF and #CDDDEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CCEDEE for text?
Black text on #CCEDEE has a contrast ratio of 16.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.