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#CDEBF2 — Pale Teal

#CDEBF2 is a teal color we call Pale 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 #CDEBF2 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.

#CDEBF2 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 #F2D5CE; it also sits naturally between #CEF2E7 and #CEDAF2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDEBF2 · RGB 205, 235, 242

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Color values

HEX#CDEBF2
RGB205, 235, 242
HSL191°, 59%, 88%
HSV191°, 15%, 95%
CMYK15%, 3%, 0%, 5%
XYZ70.91, 78.81, 95.48
Yxy78.81, 0.2892, 0.3214
CIE-Lab91.15, -8.35, -6.69
Hunter Lab88.77, -8.15, -6.71

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 92% · Blue 95%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDEBF2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDEBF2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDEBF2

.text { color: #CDEBF2; }
.background { background-color: #CDEBF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEBF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 235, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 59%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEBF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 235, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEBF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 235, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDEBF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDEBF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDEBF2

#AEDFEA#89D1E1#69C4D8#44B6CF#30A1BB#28859A#1E6676#164A55#0D2A31#040E10

Tints of #CDEBF2

#D2EDF3#D6EFF5#D6EFF5#DBF1F6#DFF2F7#E3F4F8#E7F5F9#E7F5F9#EBF7FA#EFF9FB

Tones of #CDEBF2

#D1EAF0#D4E9ED#D6E7EB#D9E5E8#DBE4E6#DEE2E3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2D5CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.25:1 Fails
Against black text16.76:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDEBF2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDEBF2

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 #CDEBF2: ·

How #CDEBF2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADAF0Deuteranopia · #D8D6F0Tritanopia · #CFEFEF

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 #CDEBF2 rather than the exact color:

Electric Ruby Cinder
#CFEAF2 · #B2B1EB · #F1D9F6 · #EDC4D4
Palette F9b2d7
#F9B2D7 · #CFECF3 · #DAF9DE · #F6FFDC
Palette F9fa9b
#F9FA9B · #FF7777 · #CEECF0 · #F0F3F3
Vintage Ruby Mirage
#1EBBC8 · #DC20CE · #C5D21F · #C9ECF1
Palette Fcf8ec
#FCF8EC · #D0E8F2 · #79A3B1 · #456268
Golden Ruby Dusk
#1B7685 · #D639C1 · #B9D02B · #CAEBEE

Similar colors

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

#CFEAF2#CFECF3#CEECF0#C9ECF1#D0E8F2#CAEBEE#CDE8F6#CEE6F3#CBEFEE#D1E9F6#CFECEC#CEF0EE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDEBF1  ·  #CDEBF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDEBF2?

#CDEBF2 is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 205, 235, 242). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEBF2?

#CDEBF2 is RGB 205, 235, 242 — HSL 191°, 59%, 88% — CMYK 15%, 3%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #CDEBF2?

Its complement is #F2D5CE; analogous partners are #CEF2E7 and #CEDAF2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDEBF2 for text?

Black text on #CDEBF2 has a contrast ratio of 16.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.