Palettes / Colors / #DDEFF3
#DDEFF3 — Pale Muted Teal
#DDEFF3 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 #DDEFF3 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.
#DDEFF3 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 #F3E1DD; it also sits naturally between #DDF3EC and #DDE4F3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DDEFF3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 221, 239, 243 |
| HSL | 191°, 48%, 91% |
| HSV | 191°, 9%, 95% |
| CMYK | 9%, 2%, 0%, 5% |
| XYZ | 76.86, 83.58, 96.87 |
| Yxy | 83.58, 0.2987, 0.3248 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.27, -5.14, -3.97 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.42, -5.11, -3.96 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 94% · Blue 95%
Cyan 9% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DDEFF3
.text { color: #DDEFF3; }
.background { background-color: #DDEFF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDEFF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 239, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 48%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDEFF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 239, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDEFF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 239, 243, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DDEFF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDEFF3">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F3E1DD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.19:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.72:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DDEFF3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDEFF3
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 #DDEFF3: ·
How #DDEFF3 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 #DDEFF3 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 #DDEFF3?
#DDEFF3 is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 221, 239, 243). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DDEFF3?
#DDEFF3 is RGB 221, 239, 243 — HSL 191°, 48%, 91% — CMYK 9%, 2%, 0%, 5%.
What colors go with #DDEFF3?
Its complement is #F3E1DD; analogous partners are #DDF3EC and #DDE4F3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DDEFF3 for text?
Black text on #DDEFF3 has a contrast ratio of 17.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.