Palettes / Colors / #CFEFEC
#CFEFEC — Pale Muted Teal
#CFEFEC 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 #CFEFEC 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.
#CFEFEC 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 #EECDD1; it also sits naturally between #CDEEDB and #CDE1EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CFEFEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 207, 239, 236 |
| HSL | 174°, 50%, 87% |
| HSV | 174°, 13%, 94% |
| CMYK | 13%, 0%, 1%, 6% |
| XYZ | 71.74, 81.05, 91.22 |
| Yxy | 81.05, 0.2940, 0.3322 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.16, -10.95, -2.07 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.03, -10.68, -2.03 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 94% · Blue 93%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CFEFEC
.text { color: #CFEFEC; }
.background { background-color: #CFEFEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFEFEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 239, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(174, 50%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFEFEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 239, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFEFEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 239, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CFEFEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFEFEC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EECDD1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.22:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.21:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CFEFEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFEFEC
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 #CFEFEC: ·
How #CFEFEC 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 #CFEFEC 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 #CFEFEC?
#CFEFEC is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 207, 239, 236). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CFEFEC?
#CFEFEC is RGB 207, 239, 236 — HSL 174°, 50%, 87% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 1%, 6%.
What colors go with #CFEFEC?
Its complement is #EECDD1; analogous partners are #CDEEDB and #CDE1EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CFEFEC for text?
Black text on #CFEFEC has a contrast ratio of 17.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.