Palettes / Colors / #DDEEEE

#DDEEEE — Pale Muted Teal

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

#DDEEEE 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 #EEDDDD; it also sits naturally between #DDEEE6 and #DDE6EE. 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 #DDEEEE

.text { color: #DDEEEE; }
.background { background-color: #DDEEEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDEEEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 238, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 33%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDEEEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 238, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDEEEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 238, 238, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEDDDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDEEEE: #000000.

How #DDEEEE 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 #DDEEEE 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

← #DDEEED  ·  #DDEEEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDEEEE?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDEEEE?

#DDEEEE is RGB 221, 238, 238 — HSL 180°, 33%, 90% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DDEEEE?

Its complement is #EEDDDD; analogous partners are #DDEEE6 and #DDE6EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDEEEE for text?

Black text on #DDEEEE has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.