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#CDECF1 — Pale Teal

#CDECF1 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 #CDECF1 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.

#CDECF1 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 #F0D0CB; it also sits naturally between #CBF0E3 and #CBD9F0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDECF1 · RGB 205, 236, 241

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Color values

HEX#CDECF1
RGB205, 236, 241
HSL188°, 56%, 87%
HSV188°, 15%, 95%
CMYK15%, 2%, 0%, 5%
XYZ71.05, 79.32, 94.78
Yxy79.32, 0.2898, 0.3236
CIE-Lab91.38, -9.06, -5.83
Hunter Lab89.06, -8.84, -5.82

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 93% · Blue 95%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDECF1 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDECF1 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDECF1

.text { color: #CDECF1; }
.background { background-color: #CDECF1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDECF1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 236, 241); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(188, 56%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDECF1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 236, 241, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDECF1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 236, 241, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDECF1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDECF1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDECF1

#ABDFE7#88D2DD#68C6D4#48BACB#34A5B7#2A8593#216873#184C54#0D2B30#040E10

Tints of #CDECF1

#CFEDF2#D3EEF3#D7F0F4#DBF1F5#DFF3F6#DFF3F6#E3F4F7#E7F6F8#EBF7F9#EFF9FB

Tones of #CDECF1

#CEEAEE#D1E8EB#D3E6E8#D6E4E6#D9E2E3#DBE0E1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0D0CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.25:1 Fails
Against black text16.86:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDECF1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDECF1

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 #CDECF1: ·

How #CDECF1 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADBF0Deuteranopia · #D9D6F0Tritanopia · #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 #CDECF1 rather than the exact color:

Palette F9fa9b
#F9FA9B · #FF7777 · #CEECF0 · #F0F3F3
Palette F9b2d7
#F9B2D7 · #CFECF3 · #DAF9DE · #F6FFDC
Electric Ruby Cinder
#CFEAF2 · #B2B1EB · #F1D9F6 · #EDC4D4
Vintage Ruby Mirage
#1EBBC8 · #DC20CE · #C5D21F · #C9ECF1
Golden Ruby Dusk
#1B7685 · #D639C1 · #B9D02B · #CAEBEE
Crystal Ruby Aurora
#134077 · #1143B0 · #6895D5 · #CBEFEE

Similar colors

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

#CEECF0#CFECF3#CFEAF2#C9ECF1#CAEBEE#CBEFEE#CEF0EE#D0E8F2#CFECEC#CFF1EF#C8EFF3#CDEEEB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDECF0  ·  #CDECF2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDECF1?

#CDECF1 is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 205, 236, 241). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDECF1?

#CDECF1 is RGB 205, 236, 241 — HSL 188°, 56%, 87% — CMYK 15%, 2%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #CDECF1?

Its complement is #F0D0CB; analogous partners are #CBF0E3 and #CBD9F0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDECF1 for text?

Black text on #CDECF1 has a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.