Palettes / Colors / #DDF4EF

#DDF4EF — Pale Muted Teal

#DDF4EF is a teal color we call Pale Muted Teal, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the teal family.

#DDF4EF 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 #F4DCE1; it also sits naturally between #DCF4E3 and #DCEDF4. 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 96% · Blue 94%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 4%

Previews

CSS code for #DDF4EF

.text { color: #DDF4EF; }
.background { background-color: #DDF4EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDF4EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 244, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(167, 51%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDF4EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 244, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDF4EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 244, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDF4EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDF4EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDF4EF

Tints of #DDF4EF

Tones of #DDF4EF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F4DCE1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDF4EF: #000000.

How #DDF4EF 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 #DDF4EF 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

← #DDF4EE  ·  #DDF4F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDF4EF?

#DDF4EF is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 221, 244, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDF4EF?

#DDF4EF is RGB 221, 244, 239 — HSL 167°, 51%, 91% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 2%, 4%.

What colors go with #DDF4EF?

Its complement is #F4DCE1; analogous partners are #DCF4E3 and #DCEDF4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDF4EF for text?

Black text on #DDF4EF has a contrast ratio of 18.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.