Palettes / Colors / #DDF3EF
#DDF3EF — Pale Muted Teal
#DDF3EF 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 #DDF3EF 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.
#DDF3EF 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 #F3DDE1; it also sits naturally between #DDF3E4 and #DDECF3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DDF3EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 221, 243, 239 |
| HSL | 169°, 48%, 91% |
| HSV | 169°, 9%, 95% |
| CMYK | 9%, 0%, 2%, 5% |
| XYZ | 77.45, 85.71, 94.12 |
| Yxy | 85.71, 0.3010, 0.3331 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.19, -7.93, -0.54 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.58, -7.86, -0.53 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 95% · Blue 94%
Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 5%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DDF3EF
.text { color: #DDF3EF; }
.background { background-color: #DDF3EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDF3EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 243, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(169, 48%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDF3EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 243, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDF3EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 243, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DDF3EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDF3EF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F3DDE1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.16:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.14:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DDF3EF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDF3EF
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 #DDF3EF: ·
How #DDF3EF 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 #DDF3EF 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 #DDF3EF?
#DDF3EF is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 221, 243, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DDF3EF?
#DDF3EF is RGB 221, 243, 239 — HSL 169°, 48%, 91% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 2%, 5%.
What colors go with #DDF3EF?
Its complement is #F3DDE1; analogous partners are #DDF3E4 and #DDECF3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DDF3EF for text?
Black text on #DDF3EF has a contrast ratio of 18.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.