Palettes / Colors / #DBEFEC
#DBEFEC — Pale Muted Teal
#DBEFEC 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 #DBEFEC 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.
#DBEFEC 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 #EFDCDF; it also sits naturally between #DCEFE3 and #DCE8EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DBEFEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 239, 236 |
| HSL | 171°, 38%, 90% |
| HSV | 171°, 8%, 94% |
| CMYK | 8%, 0%, 1%, 6% |
| XYZ | 75.22, 82.85, 91.38 |
| Yxy | 82.85, 0.3015, 0.3321 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.95, -7.12, -0.81 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.02, -7.02, -0.79 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 94% · Blue 93%
Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DBEFEC
.text { color: #DBEFEC; }
.background { background-color: #DBEFEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBEFEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 239, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(171, 38%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBEFEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 239, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBEFEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 239, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBEFEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBEFEC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DBEFEC
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EFDCDF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.57:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBEFEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBEFEC
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 #DBEFEC: ·
How #DBEFEC 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 #DBEFEC 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 #DBEFEC?
#DBEFEC is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 219, 239, 236). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBEFEC?
#DBEFEC is RGB 219, 239, 236 — HSL 171°, 38%, 90% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 1%, 6%.
What colors go with #DBEFEC?
Its complement is #EFDCDF; analogous partners are #DCEFE3 and #DCE8EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBEFEC for text?
Black text on #DBEFEC has a contrast ratio of 17.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.