Palettes / Colors / #CEEBEF

#CEEBEF — Pale Muted Teal

#CEEBEF 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 #CEEBEF 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.

#CEEBEF 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 #EFD1CD; it also sits naturally between #CDEFE2 and #CDDAEF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 92% · Blue 94%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CEEBEF

.text { color: #CEEBEF; }
.background { background-color: #CEEBEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEEBEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 235, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(187, 51%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEEBEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 235, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEEBEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 235, 239, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFD1CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEEBEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEEBEF

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:

How #CEEBEF 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 #CEEBEF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEEBEE  ·  #CEEBF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEEBEF?

#CEEBEF is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 206, 235, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEEBEF?

#CEEBEF is RGB 206, 235, 239 — HSL 187°, 51%, 87% — CMYK 14%, 2%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #CEEBEF?

Its complement is #EFD1CD; analogous partners are #CDEFE2 and #CDDAEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEEBEF for text?

Black text on #CEEBEF has a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.