Palettes / Colors / #CDECF3

#CDECF3 — Pale Teal

#CDECF3 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 #CDECF3 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.

#CDECF3 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 #F3D5CE; it also sits naturally between #CEF3E7 and #CEDAF3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 93% · Blue 95%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDECF3

.text { color: #CDECF3; }
.background { background-color: #CDECF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDECF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 236, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 61%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDECF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 236, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDECF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 236, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDECF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDECF3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDECF3

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F3D5CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDECF3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDECF3

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:

How #CDECF3 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 #CDECF3 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDECF2  ·  #CDECF4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDECF3?

#CDECF3 is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 205, 236, 243). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDECF3?

#CDECF3 is RGB 205, 236, 243 — HSL 191°, 61%, 88% — CMYK 16%, 3%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #CDECF3?

Its complement is #F3D5CE; analogous partners are #CEF3E7 and #CEDAF3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDECF3 for text?

Black text on #CDECF3 has a contrast ratio of 16.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.