Palettes / Colors / #CFEFED

#CFEFED — Pale Muted Teal

#CFEFED 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 #CFEFED 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.

#CFEFED 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 #EECDCF; it also sits naturally between #CDEEDC and #CDE0EE. 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 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

CSS code for #CFEFED

.text { color: #CFEFED; }
.background { background-color: #CFEFED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFEFED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 239, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 50%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFEFED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 239, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFEFED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 239, 237, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EECDCF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFEFED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFEFED

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:

How #CFEFED 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 #CFEFED 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

← #CFEFEC  ·  #CFEFEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFEFED?

#CFEFED is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 207, 239, 237). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFEFED?

#CFEFED is RGB 207, 239, 237 — HSL 176°, 50%, 87% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 1%, 6%.

What colors go with #CFEFED?

Its complement is #EECDCF; analogous partners are #CDEEDC and #CDE0EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFEFED for text?

Black text on #CFEFED has a contrast ratio of 17.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.