Palettes / Colors / #CEEBEE
#CEEBEE — Pale Muted Teal
#CEEBEE is a teal color we call Pale Muted 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 #CEEBEE 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.
#CEEBEE 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 #EED1CE; it also sits naturally between #CEEEE1 and #CEDBEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CEEBEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 235, 238 |
| HSL | 186°, 48%, 87% |
| HSV | 186°, 13%, 93% |
| CMYK | 13%, 1%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 70.59, 78.71, 92.36 |
| Yxy | 78.71, 0.2921, 0.3257 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.10, -8.85, -4.66 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.72, -8.62, -4.62 |
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
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CSS code for #CEEBEE
.text { color: #CEEBEE; }
.background { background-color: #CEEBEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEEBEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 235, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(186, 48%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEEBEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 235, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEEBEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 235, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CEEBEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEEBEE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EED1CE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.25:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.74:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CEEBEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEEBEE
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 #CEEBEE: ·
How #CEEBEE 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 #CEEBEE 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 #CEEBEE?
#CEEBEE is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 206, 235, 238). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CEEBEE?
#CEEBEE is RGB 206, 235, 238 — HSL 186°, 48%, 87% — CMYK 13%, 1%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #CEEBEE?
Its complement is #EED1CE; analogous partners are #CEEEE1 and #CEDBEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CEEBEE for text?
Black text on #CEEBEE has a contrast ratio of 16.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.