Palettes / Colors / #CDEFEB
#CDEFEB — Pale Muted Teal
#CDEFEB 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 #CDEFEB 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.
#CDEFEB 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 #EFCDD1; it also sits naturally between #CDEFDA and #CDE2EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CDEFEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 205, 239, 235 |
| HSL | 173°, 52%, 87% |
| HSV | 173°, 14%, 94% |
| CMYK | 14%, 0%, 2%, 6% |
| XYZ | 71.04, 80.71, 90.43 |
| Yxy | 80.71, 0.2933, 0.3333 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.00, -11.77, -1.79 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.84, -11.45, -1.75 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 94% · Blue 92%
Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CDEFEB
.text { color: #CDEFEB; }
.background { background-color: #CDEFEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEFEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 239, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 52%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEFEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 239, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEFEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 239, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CDEFEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDEFEB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CDEFEB
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Tones of #CDEFEB
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EFCDD1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.23:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.14:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CDEFEB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDEFEB
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 #CDEFEB: ·
How #CDEFEB 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 #CDEFEB 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 #CDEFEB?
#CDEFEB is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 205, 239, 235). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEFEB?
#CDEFEB is RGB 205, 239, 235 — HSL 173°, 52%, 87% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 2%, 6%.
What colors go with #CDEFEB?
Its complement is #EFCDD1; analogous partners are #CDEFDA and #CDE2EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CDEFEB for text?
Black text on #CDEFEB has a contrast ratio of 17.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.