Palettes / Colors / #DDEAED
#DDEAED — Pale Dusty Teal
#DDEAED is a teal color we call Pale Dusty 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 #DDEAED 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.
#DDEAED 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 #EDE0DE; it also sits naturally between #DEEDE8 and #DEE3ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DDEAED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 221, 234, 237 |
| HSL | 191°, 31%, 90% |
| HSV | 191°, 7%, 93% |
| CMYK | 7%, 1%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 74.53, 80.33, 91.70 |
| Yxy | 80.33, 0.3023, 0.3258 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.83, -3.73, -2.95 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.63, -3.69, -2.91 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 92% · Blue 93%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
CSS code for #DDEAED
.text { color: #DDEAED; }
.background { background-color: #DDEAED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDEAED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 234, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 31%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDEAED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 234, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDEAED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 234, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DDEAED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDEAED">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DDEAED
Tints of #DDEAED
Tones of #DDEAED
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EDE0DE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.23:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.07:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DDEAED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDEAED
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 #DDEAED: ·
How #DDEAED 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 #DDEAED 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #DDEAED?
#DDEAED is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 221, 234, 237). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DDEAED?
#DDEAED is RGB 221, 234, 237 — HSL 191°, 31%, 90% — CMYK 7%, 1%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #DDEAED?
Its complement is #EDE0DE; analogous partners are #DEEDE8 and #DEE3ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DDEAED for text?
Black text on #DDEAED has a contrast ratio of 17.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.