Palettes / Colors / #D9EAED

#D9EAED — Pale Muted Teal

#D9EAED is a teal color we call Pale Muted Teal, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the teal family.

#D9EAED 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 #EDDCD9; it also sits naturally between #D9EDE6 and #D9E0ED. 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 85% · Green 92% · Blue 93%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D9EAED

.text { color: #D9EAED; }
.background { background-color: #D9EAED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D9EAED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(217, 234, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 36%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D9EAED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(217, 234, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D9EAED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(217, 234, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D9EAED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D9EAED">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDDCD9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D9EAED: #000000.

How #D9EAED 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 #D9EAED 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 #D9EAED?

#D9EAED is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 217, 234, 237). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D9EAED?

#D9EAED is RGB 217, 234, 237 — HSL 189°, 36%, 89% — CMYK 8%, 1%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #D9EAED?

Its complement is #EDDCD9; analogous partners are #D9EDE6 and #D9E0ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D9EAED for text?

Black text on #D9EAED has a contrast ratio of 16.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.