Palettes / Colors / #D2EAEB

#D2EAEB — Pale Muted Teal

#D2EAEB 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 #D2EAEB 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.

#D2EAEB 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 #EAD2D1; it also sits naturally between #D1EADF and #D1DDEA. 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 82% · Green 92% · Blue 92%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D2EAEB

.text { color: #D2EAEB; }
.background { background-color: #D2EAEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D2EAEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(210, 234, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(182, 38%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D2EAEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(210, 234, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D2EAEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(210, 234, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D2EAEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D2EAEB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAD2D1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D2EAEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D2EAEB

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 #D2EAEB 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 #D2EAEB 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 #D2EAEB?

#D2EAEB is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 210, 234, 235). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D2EAEB?

#D2EAEB is RGB 210, 234, 235 — HSL 182°, 38%, 87% — CMYK 11%, 0%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #D2EAEB?

Its complement is #EAD2D1; analogous partners are #D1EADF and #D1DDEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D2EAEB for text?

Black text on #D2EAEB has a contrast ratio of 16.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.