Palettes / Colors / #DBEFF3

#DBEFF3 — Pale Muted Teal

#DBEFF3 is a teal color we call Pale Muted Teal, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the teal family.

#DBEFF3 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 #F4E0DD; it also sits naturally between #DDF4EC and #DDE4F4. 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 86% · Green 94% · Blue 95%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBEFF3

.text { color: #DBEFF3; }
.background { background-color: #DBEFF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBEFF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 239, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 50%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBEFF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 239, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBEFF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 239, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBEFF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBEFF3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F4E0DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBEFF3: #000000.

How #DBEFF3 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 #DBEFF3 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

← #DBEFF2  ·  #DBEFF4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBEFF3?

#DBEFF3 is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 219, 239, 243). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBEFF3?

#DBEFF3 is RGB 219, 239, 243 — HSL 190°, 50%, 91% — CMYK 10%, 2%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #DBEFF3?

Its complement is #F4E0DD; analogous partners are #DDF4EC and #DDE4F4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBEFF3 for text?

Black text on #DBEFF3 has a contrast ratio of 17.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.