Palettes / Colors / #DDEBEF
#DDEBEF — Pale Muted Teal
#DDEBEF 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 #DDEBEF 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.
#DDEBEF 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 #EFE0DC; it also sits naturally between #DCEFE9 and #DCE2EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DDEBEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 221, 235, 239 |
| HSL | 193°, 36%, 90% |
| HSV | 193°, 8%, 94% |
| CMYK | 8%, 2%, 0%, 6% |
| XYZ | 75.11, 81.02, 93.34 |
| Yxy | 81.02, 0.3011, 0.3248 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.14, -3.87, -3.54 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.01, -3.83, -3.50 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 92% · Blue 94%
Cyan 8% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DDEBEF
.text { color: #DDEBEF; }
.background { background-color: #DDEBEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDEBEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 235, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 36%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDEBEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 235, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDEBEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 235, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DDEBEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDEBEF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DDEBEF
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Tones of #DDEBEF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EFE0DC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.22:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.20:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DDEBEF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDEBEF
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 #DDEBEF: ·
How #DDEBEF 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 #DDEBEF 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 #DDEBEF?
#DDEBEF is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 221, 235, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DDEBEF?
#DDEBEF is RGB 221, 235, 239 — HSL 193°, 36%, 90% — CMYK 8%, 2%, 0%, 6%.
What colors go with #DDEBEF?
Its complement is #EFE0DC; analogous partners are #DCEFE9 and #DCE2EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DDEBEF for text?
Black text on #DDEBEF has a contrast ratio of 17.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.