Palettes / Colors / #CDF0EB

#CDF0EB — Pale Muted Teal

#CDF0EB is a teal color we call Pale Muted Teal, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the teal family.

#CDF0EB 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 #F0CCD1; it also sits naturally between #CCF0D8 and #CCE3F0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 94% · Blue 92%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 6%

Previews

CSS code for #CDF0EB

.text { color: #CDF0EB; }
.background { background-color: #CDF0EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDF0EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 240, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(171, 54%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDF0EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 240, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDF0EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 240, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDF0EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDF0EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDF0EB

Tints of #CDF0EB

Tones of #CDF0EB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0CCD1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDF0EB: #000000.

How #CDF0EB 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 #CDF0EB or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDF0EA  ·  #CDF0EC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDF0EB?

#CDF0EB is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 205, 240, 235). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDF0EB?

#CDF0EB is RGB 205, 240, 235 — HSL 171°, 54%, 87% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 2%, 6%.

What colors go with #CDF0EB?

Its complement is #F0CCD1; analogous partners are #CCF0D8 and #CCE3F0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDF0EB for text?

Black text on #CDF0EB has a contrast ratio of 17.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.