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#CEEAEC — Pale Muted Teal

#CEEAEC 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 #CEEAEC 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.

#CEEAEC 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 #ECD1CF; it also sits naturally between #CFECE0 and #CFDCEC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CEEAEC · RGB 206, 234, 236

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Color values

HEX#CEEAEC
RGB206, 234, 236
HSL184°, 44%, 87%
HSV184°, 13%, 93%
CMYK13%, 1%, 0%, 7%
XYZ70.02, 78.02, 90.73
Yxy78.02, 0.2932, 0.3268
CIE-Lab90.79, -8.74, -4.08
Hunter Lab88.33, -8.50, -4.02

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 92% · Blue 93%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CEEAEC

.text { color: #CEEAEC; }
.background { background-color: #CEEAEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEEAEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 234, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(184, 44%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEEAEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 234, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEEAEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 234, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CEEAEC

#B2DEE1#91D0D4#73C3C9#56B6BD#42A2A9#358288#29666A#1E4A4D#112A2C#060E0F

Tints of #CEEAEC

#D3ECEE#D7EEEF#DAEFF1#DEF1F2#E2F2F4#E2F2F4#E5F4F5#E9F6F6#EDF7F8#F0F9F9

Tones of #CEEAEC

#D1E9EA#D4E7E8#D6E5E6#D8E3E4#DAE2E2#DCE0E0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECD1CF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.26:1 Fails
Against black text16.60:1 AAA

Best text color on #CEEAEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEEAEC

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 #CEEAEC: ·

How #CEEAEC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADAECDeuteranopia · #D9D6EBTritanopia · #CFEBEB

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 #CEEAEC rather than the exact color:

Misty Ruby Bloom
#CFECEC · #97D2D3 · #7DC8C9 · #1D4849
Serene Ruby Cinder
#CDEEEB · #62CBBF · #278C81 · #194D47
Palette F9fa9b
#F9FA9B · #FF7777 · #CEECF0 · #F0F3F3
Scarlet Dusk
#112D43 · #1E8CBB · #6887DC · #CAE8ED
Golden Ruby Dusk
#1B7685 · #D639C1 · #B9D02B · #CAEBEE
Tranquil Ruby Whisper
#124275 · #387D9F · #2EACEA · #CFE6EE

Similar colors

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

#CFECEC#CDEEEB#CEECF0#CAE8ED#CAEBEE#CFE6EE#D2E9E9#D2E7EF#CFEAF2#CBEFEE#CEF0EE#CDF0EA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEEAEB  ·  #CEEAED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEEAEC?

#CEEAEC is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 206, 234, 236). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEEAEC?

#CEEAEC is RGB 206, 234, 236 — HSL 184°, 44%, 87% — CMYK 13%, 1%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CEEAEC?

Its complement is #ECD1CF; analogous partners are #CFECE0 and #CFDCEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEEAEC for text?

Black text on #CEEAEC has a contrast ratio of 16.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.