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#CFEFEA — Pale Muted Teal

#CFEFEA 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 #CFEFEA 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.

#CFEFEA 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 #EECDD2; it also sits naturally between #CDEED9 and #CDE3EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFEFEA · RGB 207, 239, 234

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Color values

HEX#CFEFEA
RGB207, 239, 234
HSL171°, 50%, 87%
HSV171°, 13%, 94%
CMYK13%, 0%, 2%, 6%
XYZ71.45, 80.94, 89.70
Yxy80.94, 0.2951, 0.3343
CIE-Lab92.10, -11.34, -1.10
Hunter Lab89.97, -11.05, -1.07

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 94% · Blue 92%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 6%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CFEFEA

.text { color: #CFEFEA; }
.background { background-color: #CFEFEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFEFEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 239, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(171, 50%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFEFEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 239, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFEFEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 239, 234, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CFEFEA

#AFE4DC#8CD9CD#6ECFC0#4FC4B3#3BB09E#2F8E7F#256F64#1B5048#0F2E29#050F0E

Tints of #CFEFEA

#D1F0EB#D5F1ED#D9F2EE#DDF4F0#E0F5F2#E0F5F2#E4F6F3#E8F7F5#ECF9F7#F0FAF8

Tones of #CFEFEA

#D0ECE8#D2EAE6#D4E7E5#D7E5E3#D9E2E1#DCE0DF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EECDD2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.22:1 Fails
Against black text17.19:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFEFEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFEFEA

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 #CFEFEA: ·

How #CFEFEA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DDDDEBDeuteranopia · #DBD9ECTritanopia · #D1ECEC

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 #CFEFEA rather than the exact color:

Palette Cdf0ea
#CDF0EA · #F9F9F9 · #F7DBF0 · #BEAEE2
Palette Cdf0ea
#CDF0EA · #F9F9F9 · #F6C6EA · #C490E4
Palette Cdf0ea
#CDF0EA · #F9F9F9 · #ECC5FB · #FAF4B7
Serene Ruby Cinder
#CDEEEB · #62CBBF · #278C81 · #194D47
Misty Ruby Bloom
#CFECEC · #97D2D3 · #7DC8C9 · #1D4849
Amber Saffron
#9C2524 · #DD6E7F · #47D3D4 · #CEF0EE

Similar colors

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

#CDF0EA#CDEEEB#CFECEC#CEF0EE#D1EDE6#CFF1EF#CBEFEE#D5F0EA#CDF0E4#CFF5E7#D2E9E9#CEECF0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFEFE9  ·  #CFEFEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFEFEA?

#CFEFEA is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 207, 239, 234). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFEFEA?

#CFEFEA is RGB 207, 239, 234 — HSL 171°, 50%, 87% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 2%, 6%.

What colors go with #CFEFEA?

Its complement is #EECDD2; analogous partners are #CDEED9 and #CDE3EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFEFEA for text?

Black text on #CFEFEA has a contrast ratio of 17.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.