Palettes / Colors / #DBEEEC
#DBEEEC — Pale Muted Teal
#DBEEEC 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 #DBEEEC 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.
#DBEEEC 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 #EFDCDE; it also sits naturally between #DCEFE4 and #DCE7EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DBEEEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 238, 236 |
| HSL | 174°, 36%, 90% |
| HSV | 174°, 8%, 93% |
| CMYK | 8%, 0%, 1%, 7% |
| XYZ | 74.93, 82.27, 91.29 |
| Yxy | 82.27, 0.3015, 0.3311 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.69, -6.61, -1.19 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.70, -6.52, -1.16 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · 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 #DBEEEC
.text { color: #DBEEEC; }
.background { background-color: #DBEEEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBEEEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 238, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(174, 36%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBEEEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 238, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBEEEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 238, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBEEEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBEEEC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DBEEEC
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EFDCDE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.45:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBEEEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBEEEC
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 #DBEEEC: ·
How #DBEEEC 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 #DBEEEC 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 #DBEEEC?
#DBEEEC is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 219, 238, 236). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBEEEC?
#DBEEEC is RGB 219, 238, 236 — HSL 174°, 36%, 90% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 1%, 7%.
What colors go with #DBEEEC?
Its complement is #EFDCDE; analogous partners are #DCEFE4 and #DCE7EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBEEEC for text?
Black text on #DBEEEC has a contrast ratio of 17.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.