Palettes / Colors / #DCEFF3

#DCEFF3 — Pale Muted Teal

#DCEFF3 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 #DCEFF3 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.

#DCEFF3 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 #F3E1DD; it also sits naturally between #DDF3EC and #DDE4F3. 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 9% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCEFF3

.text { color: #DCEFF3; }
.background { background-color: #DCEFF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCEFF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 239, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 49%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCEFF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 239, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCEFF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 239, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCEFF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCEFF3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F3E1DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCEFF3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCEFF3

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:

How #DCEFF3 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 #DCEFF3 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

← #DCEFF2  ·  #DCEFF4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCEFF3?

#DCEFF3 is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 220, 239, 243). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCEFF3?

#DCEFF3 is RGB 220, 239, 243 — HSL 190°, 49%, 91% — CMYK 9%, 2%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #DCEFF3?

Its complement is #F3E1DD; analogous partners are #DDF3EC and #DDE4F3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCEFF3 for text?

Black text on #DCEFF3 has a contrast ratio of 17.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.