Palettes / Colors / #CDEAEF
#CDEAEF — Pale Muted Teal
#CDEAEF is a teal color we call Pale Muted Teal, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #CDEAEF 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.
#CDEAEF 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 #EFD2CD; it also sits naturally between #CDEFE3 and #CDD9EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CDEAEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 205, 234, 239 |
| HSL | 189°, 52%, 87% |
| HSV | 189°, 14%, 94% |
| CMYK | 14%, 2%, 0%, 6% |
| XYZ | 70.18, 78.06, 93.03 |
| Yxy | 78.06, 0.2909, 0.3235 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.81, -8.45, -5.63 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.35, -8.23, -5.60 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 92% · Blue 94%
Cyan 14% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CDEAEF
.text { color: #CDEAEF; }
.background { background-color: #CDEAEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEAEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 234, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 52%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEAEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 234, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEAEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 234, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CDEAEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDEAEF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CDEAEF
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EFD2CD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.26:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.61:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CDEAEF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDEAEF
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 #CDEAEF: ·
How #CDEAEF 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 #CDEAEF 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 #CDEAEF?
#CDEAEF is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 205, 234, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEAEF?
#CDEAEF is RGB 205, 234, 239 — HSL 189°, 52%, 87% — CMYK 14%, 2%, 0%, 6%.
What colors go with #CDEAEF?
Its complement is #EFD2CD; analogous partners are #CDEFE3 and #CDD9EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CDEAEF for text?
Black text on #CDEAEF has a contrast ratio of 16.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.