Palettes / Colors / #DCEEEF

#DCEEEF — Pale Muted Teal

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

#DCEEEF 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 #EFDDDC; it also sits naturally between #DCEFE6 and #DCE5EF. 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 93% · Blue 94%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

Previews

CSS code for #DCEEEF

.text { color: #DCEEEF; }
.background { background-color: #DCEEEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCEEEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 238, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(183, 37%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCEEEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 238, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCEEEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 238, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCEEEF

Tints of #DCEEEF

Tones of #DCEEEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFDDDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCEEEF: #000000.

How #DCEEEF 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 #DCEEEF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCEEEE  ·  #DCEEF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCEEEF?

#DCEEEF is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 220, 238, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCEEEF?

#DCEEEF is RGB 220, 238, 239 — HSL 183°, 37%, 90% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #DCEEEF?

Its complement is #EFDDDC; analogous partners are #DCEFE6 and #DCE5EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCEEEF for text?

Black text on #DCEEEF has a contrast ratio of 17.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.