Palettes / Colors / #DAEEEC
#DAEEEC — Pale Muted Teal
#DAEEEC is a teal color we call Pale Muted Teal, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the teal family.
#DAEEEC 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 #EDD9DB; it also sits naturally between #D9EDE1 and #D9E5ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DAEEEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 238, 236 |
| HSL | 174°, 37%, 89% |
| HSV | 174°, 8%, 93% |
| CMYK | 8%, 0%, 1%, 7% |
| XYZ | 74.63, 82.11, 91.27 |
| Yxy | 82.11, 0.3009, 0.3311 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.62, -6.93, -1.30 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.61, -6.83, -1.27 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 93% · Blue 93%
Cyan 8% · 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 #DAEEEC
.text { color: #DAEEEC; }
.background { background-color: #DAEEEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAEEEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 238, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(174, 37%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAEEEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 238, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAEEEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 238, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DAEEEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAEEEC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EDD9DB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.21:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.42:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DAEEEC: #000000.
How #DAEEEC 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 #DAEEEC 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 #DAEEEC?
#DAEEEC is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 218, 238, 236). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DAEEEC?
#DAEEEC is RGB 218, 238, 236 — HSL 174°, 37%, 89% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 1%, 7%.
What colors go with #DAEEEC?
Its complement is #EDD9DB; analogous partners are #D9EDE1 and #D9E5ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DAEEEC for text?
Black text on #DAEEEC has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.