Palettes / Colors / #DDEDEE

#DDEDEE — Pale Muted Teal

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

#DDEDEE 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 #EEDEDD; it also sits naturally between #DDEEE7 and #DDE4EE. 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 87% · Green 93% · Blue 93%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDEDEE

.text { color: #DDEDEE; }
.background { background-color: #DDEDEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDEDEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 237, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(184, 33%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDEDEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 237, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDEDEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 237, 238, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEDEDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDEDEE: #000000.

How #DDEDEE 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 #DDEDEE 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

← #DDEDED  ·  #DDEDEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDEDEE?

#DDEDEE is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 221, 237, 238). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDEDEE?

#DDEDEE is RGB 221, 237, 238 — HSL 184°, 33%, 90% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DDEDEE?

Its complement is #EEDEDD; analogous partners are #DDEEE7 and #DDE4EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDEDEE for text?

Black text on #DDEDEE has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.