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#CDEBF0 — Pale Muted Teal

#CDEBF0 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 #CDEBF0 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.

#CDEBF0 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 #F0D1CC; it also sits naturally between #CCF0E3 and #CCD8F0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDEBF0 · RGB 205, 235, 240

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Color values

HEX#CDEBF0
RGB205, 235, 240
HSL189°, 54%, 87%
HSV189°, 15%, 94%
CMYK15%, 2%, 0%, 6%
XYZ70.61, 78.69, 93.90
Yxy78.69, 0.2903, 0.3235
CIE-Lab91.09, -8.76, -5.73
Hunter Lab88.71, -8.54, -5.71

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 92% · Blue 94%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDEBF0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDEBF0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDEBF0

.text { color: #CDEBF0; }
.background { background-color: #CDEBF0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEBF0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 235, 240); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 54%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEBF0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 235, 240, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEBF0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 235, 240, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDEBF0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDEBF0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDEBF0

#ADDEE6#89CFDC#6AC3D2#4AB6C9#36A2B5#2B8291#226672#194A52#0E2A2F#050E10

Tints of #CDEBF0

#D0ECF1#D4EEF2#D8EFF3#DCF1F4#E0F2F6#E0F2F6#E4F4F7#E7F5F8#EBF7F9#EFF9FA

Tones of #CDEBF0

#CFE9ED#D1E7EB#D4E5E8#D6E3E5#D9E1E3#DBE0E1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0D1CC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.25:1 Fails
Against black text16.74:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDEBF0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDEBF0

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CDEBF0: ·

How #CDEBF0 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DADAEFDeuteranopia · #D8D6EFTritanopia · #CFEEEE

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CDEBF0 rather than the exact color:

Palette F9fa9b
#F9FA9B · #FF7777 · #CEECF0 · #F0F3F3
Electric Ruby Cinder
#CFEAF2 · #B2B1EB · #F1D9F6 · #EDC4D4
Golden Ruby Dusk
#1B7685 · #D639C1 · #B9D02B · #CAEBEE
Palette F9b2d7
#F9B2D7 · #CFECF3 · #DAF9DE · #F6FFDC
Vintage Ruby Mirage
#1EBBC8 · #DC20CE · #C5D21F · #C9ECF1
Misty Ruby Bloom
#CFECEC · #97D2D3 · #7DC8C9 · #1D4849

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#CEECF0#CFEAF2#CAEBEE#CFECF3#C9ECF1#CFECEC#D0E8F2#CBEFEE#CAE8ED#CEF0EE#CFE6EE#CDEEEB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDEBEF  ·  #CDEBF1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDEBF0?

#CDEBF0 is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 205, 235, 240). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEBF0?

#CDEBF0 is RGB 205, 235, 240 — HSL 189°, 54%, 87% — CMYK 15%, 2%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #CDEBF0?

Its complement is #F0D1CC; analogous partners are #CCF0E3 and #CCD8F0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDEBF0 for text?

Black text on #CDEBF0 has a contrast ratio of 16.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.