Palettes / Colors / #DCEEED
#DCEEED — Pale Muted Teal
#DCEEED 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 #DCEEED 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.
#DCEEED 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 #EEDDDD; it also sits naturally between #DDEEE5 and #DDE6EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCEEED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 238, 237 |
| HSL | 177°, 35%, 90% |
| HSV | 177°, 8%, 93% |
| CMYK | 8%, 0%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 75.38, 82.48, 92.07 |
| Yxy | 82.48, 0.3016, 0.3300 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.79, -6.10, -1.56 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.82, -6.03, -1.53 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 93% · Blue 93%
Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCEEED
.text { color: #DCEEED; }
.background { background-color: #DCEEED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCEEED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 238, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(177, 35%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCEEED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 238, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCEEED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 238, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCEEED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCEEED">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DCEEED
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Tones of #DCEEED
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EEDDDD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.50:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCEEED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCEEED
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 #DCEEED: ·
How #DCEEED 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 #DCEEED 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 #DCEEED?
#DCEEED is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 220, 238, 237). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCEEED?
#DCEEED is RGB 220, 238, 237 — HSL 177°, 35%, 90% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #DCEEED?
Its complement is #EEDDDD; analogous partners are #DDEEE5 and #DDE6EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCEEED for text?
Black text on #DCEEED has a contrast ratio of 17.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.