Palettes / Colors / #CDFFF8
#CDFFF8 — Pale Vivid Teal
#CDFFF8 is a teal color we call Pale Vivid 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 #CDFFF8 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.
#CDFFF8 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 #FFCCD3; it also sits naturally between #CCFFDF and #CCECFF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CDFFF8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 205, 255, 248 |
| HSL | 172°, 100%, 90% |
| HSV | 172°, 20%, 100% |
| CMYK | 20%, 0%, 3%, 0% |
| XYZ | 77.88, 91.28, 102.32 |
| Yxy | 91.28, 0.2869, 0.3362 |
| CIE-Lab | 96.52, -17.14, -1.89 |
| Hunter Lab | 95.54, -16.85, -1.89 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 100% · Blue 97%
Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CDFFF8
.text { color: #CDFFF8; }
.background { background-color: #CDFFF8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDFFF8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 255, 248); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(172, 100%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDFFF8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 255, 248, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDFFF8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 255, 248, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CDFFF8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDFFF8">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FFCCD3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.09:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.26:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CDFFF8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDFFF8
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 #CDFFF8: ·
How #CDFFF8 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 #CDFFF8 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 #CDFFF8?
#CDFFF8 is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 205, 255, 248). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CDFFF8?
#CDFFF8 is RGB 205, 255, 248 — HSL 172°, 100%, 90% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 3%, 0%.
What colors go with #CDFFF8?
Its complement is #FFCCD3; analogous partners are #CCFFDF and #CCECFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CDFFF8 for text?
Black text on #CDFFF8 has a contrast ratio of 19.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.09:1.