Palettes / Colors / #DDEEEB

#DDEEEB — Pale Muted Teal

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

#DDEEEB 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 #EEDDE0; it also sits naturally between #DDEEE2 and #DDE9EE. 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 92%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #DDEEEB

.text { color: #DDEEEB; }
.background { background-color: #DDEEEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDEEEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 238, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(169, 33%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDEEEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 238, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDEEEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 238, 235, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DDEEEB

Tints of #DDEEEB

Tones of #DDEEEB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEDDE0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDEEEB: #000000.

How #DDEEEB 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 #DDEEEB 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

← #DDEEEA  ·  #DDEEEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDEEEB?

#DDEEEB is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 221, 238, 235). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDEEEB?

#DDEEEB is RGB 221, 238, 235 — HSL 169°, 33%, 90% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 1%, 7%.

What colors go with #DDEEEB?

Its complement is #EEDDE0; analogous partners are #DDEEE2 and #DDE9EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDEEEB for text?

Black text on #DDEEEB has a contrast ratio of 17.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.