Palettes / Colors / #CCEFEB
#CCEFEB — Pale Muted Teal
#CCEFEB 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 #CCEFEB 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.
#CCEFEB 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 #EFCDD1; it also sits naturally between #CDEFDA and #CDE2EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CCEFEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 204, 239, 235 |
| HSL | 173°, 52%, 87% |
| HSV | 173°, 15%, 94% |
| CMYK | 15%, 0%, 2%, 6% |
| XYZ | 70.76, 80.57, 90.42 |
| Yxy | 80.57, 0.2927, 0.3333 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.94, -12.09, -1.89 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.76, -11.75, -1.85 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 94% · Blue 92%
Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CCEFEB
.text { color: #CCEFEB; }
.background { background-color: #CCEFEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCEFEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 239, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 52%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCEFEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 239, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCEFEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 239, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CCEFEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCEFEB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EFCDD1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.23:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.11:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CCEFEB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCEFEB
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 #CCEFEB: ·
How #CCEFEB 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 #CCEFEB 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 #CCEFEB?
#CCEFEB is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 204, 239, 235). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CCEFEB?
#CCEFEB is RGB 204, 239, 235 — HSL 173°, 52%, 87% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 2%, 6%.
What colors go with #CCEFEB?
Its complement is #EFCDD1; analogous partners are #CDEFDA and #CDE2EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CCEFEB for text?
Black text on #CCEFEB has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.