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#CFECF0 — Pale Muted Teal

#CFECF0 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 #CFECF0 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.

#CFECF0 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 #F0D4D0; it also sits naturally between #D0F0E4 and #D0DDF0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFECF0 · RGB 207, 236, 240

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Color values

HEX#CFECF0
RGB207, 236, 240
HSL187°, 52%, 88%
HSV187°, 14%, 94%
CMYK14%, 2%, 0%, 6%
XYZ71.46, 79.55, 94.03
Yxy79.55, 0.2916, 0.3246
CIE-Lab91.48, -8.64, -5.14
Hunter Lab89.19, -8.44, -5.12

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 93% · Blue 94%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #CFECF0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CFECF0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CFECF0

.text { color: #CFECF0; }
.background { background-color: #CFECF0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFECF0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 236, 240); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(187, 52%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFECF0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 236, 240, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFECF0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 236, 240, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFECF0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFECF0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFECF0

#B1E0E7#8FD3DC#70C6D2#4DB8C7#38A4B2#2F8893#236770#1A4B51#0F2B2F#050E10

Tints of #CFECF0

#D4EEF2#D8F0F3#D8F0F3#DCF1F4#E0F3F5#E4F4F6#E8F6F8#E8F6F8#ECF7F9#EFF9FA

Tones of #CFECF0

#D3EBEE#D5E9EC#D7E7EA#DAE6E7#DCE4E5#DEE2E3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0D4D0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.24:1 Fails
Against black text16.91:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFECF0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFECF0

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CFECF0: ·

How #CFECF0 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DCDCEFDeuteranopia · #DAD8EFTritanopia · #D0EEEE

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CFECF0 rather than the exact color:

Palette F9fa9b
#F9FA9B · #FF7777 · #CEECF0 · #F0F3F3
Electric Ruby Cinder
#CFEAF2 · #B2B1EB · #F1D9F6 · #EDC4D4
Palette F9b2d7
#F9B2D7 · #CFECF3 · #DAF9DE · #F6FFDC
Misty Ruby Bloom
#CFECEC · #97D2D3 · #7DC8C9 · #1D4849
Amber Saffron
#9C2524 · #DD6E7F · #47D3D4 · #CEF0EE
Palette Fcf8ec
#FCF8EC · #D0E8F2 · #79A3B1 · #456268

Similar colors

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

#CEECF0#CFEAF2#CFECF3#CFECEC#CEF0EE#D0E8F2#CFF1EF#CBEFEE#CAEBEE#CDEEEB#D2E7EF#C9ECF1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFECEF  ·  #CFECF1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFECF0?

#CFECF0 is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 207, 236, 240). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFECF0?

#CFECF0 is RGB 207, 236, 240 — HSL 187°, 52%, 88% — CMYK 14%, 2%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #CFECF0?

Its complement is #F0D4D0; analogous partners are #D0F0E4 and #D0DDF0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFECF0 for text?

Black text on #CFECF0 has a contrast ratio of 16.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.