Palettes / Colors / #CFE8EA

#CFE8EA — Pale Muted Teal

#CFE8EA is a teal color we call Pale Muted Teal, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the teal family.

#CFE8EA 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 #E9CFCD; it also sits naturally between #CDE9DD and #CDD9E9. 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 91% · Blue 92%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

Previews

CSS code for #CFE8EA

.text { color: #CFE8EA; }
.background { background-color: #CFE8EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFE8EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 232, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(184, 39%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFE8EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 232, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFE8EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 232, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFE8EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFE8EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFE8EA

Tints of #CFE8EA

Tones of #CFE8EA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E9CFCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFE8EA: #000000.

How #CFE8EA 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 #CFE8EA or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFE8E9  ·  #CFE8EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFE8EA?

#CFE8EA is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 207, 232, 234). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFE8EA?

#CFE8EA is RGB 207, 232, 234 — HSL 184°, 39%, 86% — CMYK 12%, 1%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CFE8EA?

Its complement is #E9CFCD; analogous partners are #CDE9DD and #CDD9E9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFE8EA for text?

Black text on #CFE8EA has a contrast ratio of 16.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.