Palettes / Colors / #CDEEE8
#CDEEE8 — Pale Muted Teal
#CDEEE8 is a teal color we call Pale Muted Teal, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #CDEEE8 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.
#CDEEE8 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 #EECED4; it also sits naturally between #CEEED8 and #CEE4EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CDEEE8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 205, 238, 232 |
| HSL | 169°, 49%, 87% |
| HSV | 169°, 14%, 93% |
| CMYK | 14%, 0%, 3%, 7% |
| XYZ | 70.32, 79.95, 88.07 |
| Yxy | 79.95, 0.2950, 0.3355 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.66, -11.86, -0.72 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.42, -11.51, -0.70 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 93% · Blue 91%
Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CDEEE8
.text { color: #CDEEE8; }
.background { background-color: #CDEEE8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEEE8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 238, 232); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(169, 49%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEEE8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 238, 232, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEEE8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 238, 232, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CDEEE8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDEEE8">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CDEEE8
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Tones of #CDEEE8
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EECED4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.24:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.99:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CDEEE8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDEEE8
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CDEEE8: ·
How #CDEEE8 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 #CDEEE8 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CDEEE8?
#CDEEE8 is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 205, 238, 232). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEEE8?
#CDEEE8 is RGB 205, 238, 232 — HSL 169°, 49%, 87% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 3%, 7%.
What colors go with #CDEEE8?
Its complement is #EECED4; analogous partners are #CEEED8 and #CEE4EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CDEEE8 for text?
Black text on #CDEEE8 has a contrast ratio of 16.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.