Palettes / Colors / #DBF0ED

#DBF0ED — Pale Muted Teal

#DBF0ED is a teal color we call Pale Muted Teal, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the teal family.

#DBF0ED 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 #F0DBDE; it also sits naturally between #DBF0E2 and #DBE9F0. 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 93%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBF0ED

.text { color: #DBF0ED; }
.background { background-color: #DBF0ED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBF0ED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 240, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(171, 41%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBF0ED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 240, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBF0ED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 240, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBF0ED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBF0ED">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0DBDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBF0ED: #000000.

How #DBF0ED 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 #DBF0ED 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBF0ED?

#DBF0ED is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 219, 240, 237). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBF0ED?

#DBF0ED is RGB 219, 240, 237 — HSL 171°, 41%, 90% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 1%, 6%.

What colors go with #DBF0ED?

Its complement is #F0DBDE; analogous partners are #DBF0E2 and #DBE9F0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBF0ED for text?

Black text on #DBF0ED has a contrast ratio of 17.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.