Palettes / Colors / #D3EFEF

#D3EFEF — Pale Muted Teal

#D3EFEF 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 #D3EFEF 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.

#D3EFEF 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 #EFD2D2; it also sits naturally between #D2EFE0 and #D2E0EF. 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 83% · Green 94% · Blue 94%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D3EFEF

.text { color: #D3EFEF; }
.background { background-color: #D3EFEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D3EFEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(211, 239, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 47%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D3EFEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(211, 239, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D3EFEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(211, 239, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D3EFEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D3EFEF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFD2D2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D3EFEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D3EFEF

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 #D3EFEF 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 #D3EFEF 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

← #D3EFEE  ·  #D3EFF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D3EFEF?

#D3EFEF is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 211, 239, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D3EFEF?

#D3EFEF is RGB 211, 239, 239 — HSL 180°, 47%, 88% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #D3EFEF?

Its complement is #EFD2D2; analogous partners are #D2EFE0 and #D2E0EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D3EFEF for text?

Black text on #D3EFEF has a contrast ratio of 17.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.