Palettes / Colors / #D9ECF2

#D9ECF2 — Pale Muted Teal

#D9ECF2 is a teal color we call Pale Muted Teal, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the teal family.

#D9ECF2 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 #F2DFD9; it also sits naturally between #D9F2EB and #D9E0F2. 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 93% · Blue 95%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

Previews

CSS code for #D9ECF2

.text { color: #D9ECF2; }
.background { background-color: #D9ECF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D9ECF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(217, 236, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 49%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D9ECF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(217, 236, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D9ECF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(217, 236, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D9ECF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D9ECF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D9ECF2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2DFD9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D9ECF2: #000000.

How #D9ECF2 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 #D9ECF2 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D9ECF1  ·  #D9ECF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D9ECF2?

#D9ECF2 is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 217, 236, 242). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D9ECF2?

#D9ECF2 is RGB 217, 236, 242 — HSL 194°, 49%, 90% — CMYK 10%, 2%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #D9ECF2?

Its complement is #F2DFD9; analogous partners are #D9F2EB and #D9E0F2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D9ECF2 for text?

Black text on #D9ECF2 has a contrast ratio of 17.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.