Palettes / Colors / #CFE8EB

#CFE8EB — Pale Muted Teal

#CFE8EB is a teal color we call Pale Muted Teal, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the teal family.

#CFE8EB 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 #EBD3D0; it also sits naturally between #D0EBE1 and #D0DBEB. 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%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFE8EB

.text { color: #CFE8EB; }
.background { background-color: #CFE8EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFE8EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 232, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(186, 41%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFE8EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 232, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFE8EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 232, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFE8EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFE8EB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBD3D0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFE8EB: #000000.

How #CFE8EB 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 #CFE8EB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFE8EB?

#CFE8EB is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 207, 232, 235). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFE8EB?

#CFE8EB is RGB 207, 232, 235 — HSL 186°, 41%, 87% — CMYK 12%, 1%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CFE8EB?

Its complement is #EBD3D0; analogous partners are #D0EBE1 and #D0DBEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFE8EB for text?

Black text on #CFE8EB has a contrast ratio of 16.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.