Palettes / Colors / #CEF3EE
#CEF3EE — Pale Teal
#CEF3EE is a teal color we call Pale 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 #CEF3EE 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.
#CEF3EE 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 #F3CED3; it also sits naturally between #CEF3DB and #CEE5F3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CEF3EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 243, 238 |
| HSL | 172°, 61%, 88% |
| HSV | 172°, 15%, 95% |
| CMYK | 15%, 0%, 2%, 5% |
| XYZ | 72.94, 83.40, 93.14 |
| Yxy | 83.40, 0.2924, 0.3343 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.19, -12.87, -1.60 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.32, -12.57, -1.58 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 95% · Blue 93%
Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 5%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CEF3EE
.text { color: #CEF3EE; }
.background { background-color: #CEF3EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEF3EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 243, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(172, 61%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEF3EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 243, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEF3EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 243, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CEF3EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEF3EE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F3CED3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.19:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.68:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CEF3EE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEF3EE
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 #CEF3EE: ·
How #CEF3EE 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 #CEF3EE 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 #CEF3EE?
#CEF3EE is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 206, 243, 238). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CEF3EE?
#CEF3EE is RGB 206, 243, 238 — HSL 172°, 61%, 88% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 2%, 5%.
What colors go with #CEF3EE?
Its complement is #F3CED3; analogous partners are #CEF3DB and #CEE5F3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CEF3EE for text?
Black text on #CEF3EE has a contrast ratio of 17.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.