Palettes / Colors / #D8EEEC
#D8EEEC — Pale Muted Teal
#D8EEEC 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 #D8EEEC 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.
#D8EEEC 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 #EED8DA; it also sits naturally between #D8EEE1 and #D8E5EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #D8EEEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 216, 238, 236 |
| HSL | 175°, 39%, 89% |
| HSV | 175°, 9%, 93% |
| CMYK | 9%, 0%, 1%, 7% |
| XYZ | 74.03, 81.80, 91.24 |
| Yxy | 81.80, 0.2996, 0.3311 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.49, -7.58, -1.51 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.45, -7.46, -1.48 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 93% · Blue 93%
Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #D8EEEC
.text { color: #D8EEEC; }
.background { background-color: #D8EEEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D8EEEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(216, 238, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(175, 39%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D8EEEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(216, 238, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D8EEEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(216, 238, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#D8EEEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D8EEEC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EED8DA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.21:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.36:1 AAA |
Best text color on #D8EEEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D8EEEC
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 #D8EEEC: ·
How #D8EEEC 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 #D8EEEC 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 #D8EEEC?
#D8EEEC is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 216, 238, 236). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #D8EEEC?
#D8EEEC is RGB 216, 238, 236 — HSL 175°, 39%, 89% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 1%, 7%.
What colors go with #D8EEEC?
Its complement is #EED8DA; analogous partners are #D8EEE1 and #D8E5EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #D8EEEC for text?
Black text on #D8EEEC has a contrast ratio of 17.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.