Palettes / Colors / #CEEDEC

#CEEDEC — Pale Muted Teal

#CEEDEC 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 #CEEDEC 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.

#CEEDEC 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 #EDCFD0; it also sits naturally between #CFEDDD and #CFDFED. 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 93% · Blue 93%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #CEEDEC

.text { color: #CEEDEC; }
.background { background-color: #CEEDEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEEDEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 237, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 46%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEEDEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 237, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEEDEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 237, 236, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDCFD0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEEDEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEEDEC

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 #CEEDEC 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 #CEEDEC 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

← #CEEDEB  ·  #CEEDED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEEDEC?

#CEEDEC is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 206, 237, 236). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEEDEC?

#CEEDEC is RGB 206, 237, 236 — HSL 178°, 46%, 87% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CEEDEC?

Its complement is #EDCFD0; analogous partners are #CFEDDD and #CFDFED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEEDEC for text?

Black text on #CEEDEC has a contrast ratio of 16.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.