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#CDECF5 — Pale Teal

#CDECF5 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 #CDECF5 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.

#CDECF5 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 #F5D5CC; it also sits naturally between #CCF5E9 and #CCD8F5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDECF5 · RGB 205, 236, 245

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Color values

HEX#CDECF5
RGB205, 236, 245
HSL193°, 67%, 88%
HSV193°, 16%, 96%
CMYK16%, 4%, 0%, 4%
XYZ71.65, 79.56, 97.97
Yxy79.56, 0.2876, 0.3193
CIE-Lab91.49, -8.25, -7.75
Hunter Lab89.20, -8.07, -7.83

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 93% · Blue 96%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDECF5 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDECF5 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDECF5

.text { color: #CDECF5; }
.background { background-color: #CDECF5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDECF5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 236, 245); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 67%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDECF5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 236, 245, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDECF5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 236, 245, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDECF5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDECF5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDECF5

#AADFEE#84D1E7#61C4E0#3BB6D8#27A2C4#2086A2#18667B#124A59#0A2A33#030E11

Tints of #CDECF5

#D0EEF6#D4EFF7#D4EFF7#D9F1F7#DDF2F8#E1F4F9#E5F6FA#E5F6FA#EAF7FB#EEF9FC

Tones of #CDECF5

#CFEAF2#D2E9EF#D5E7EC#D8E5E9#DBE4E6#DDE2E3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F5D5CC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.24:1 Fails
Against black text16.91:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDECF5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDECF5

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 #CDECF5: ·

How #CDECF5 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADBF3Deuteranopia · #D9D6F2Tritanopia · #CFF1F1

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 #CDECF5 rather than the exact color:

Palette F9b2d7
#F9B2D7 · #CFECF3 · #DAF9DE · #F6FFDC
Electric Ruby Cinder
#CFEAF2 · #B2B1EB · #F1D9F6 · #EDC4D4
Palette Eeeeee
#EEEEEE · #CDE8F6 · #D195F9 · #0033C7
Palette D1e9f6
#D1E9F6 · #F6EACB · #F1D3CE · #EECAD5
Palette F9fa9b
#F9FA9B · #FF7777 · #CEECF0 · #F0F3F3
Palette E3fdfd
#E3FDFD · #CBF1F5 · #A6E3E9 · #71C9CE

Similar colors

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

#CFECF3#CFEAF2#CDE8F6#D1E9F6#CEECF0#CBF1F5#D1F0F5#C9ECF1#CAF0F8#D0E8F2#C8EFF3#CCF2F4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDECF4  ·  #CDECF6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDECF5?

#CDECF5 is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 205, 236, 245). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDECF5?

#CDECF5 is RGB 205, 236, 245 — HSL 193°, 67%, 88% — CMYK 16%, 4%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #CDECF5?

Its complement is #F5D5CC; analogous partners are #CCF5E9 and #CCD8F5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDECF5 for text?

Black text on #CDECF5 has a contrast ratio of 16.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.