Palettes / Colors / #DEEBEE
#DEEBEE — Pale Muted Teal
#DEEBEE is a teal color we call Pale Muted Teal, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the teal family.
#DEEBEE 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 #EEE0DD; it also sits naturally between #DDEEE8 and #DDE3EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEEBEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 235, 238 |
| HSL | 191°, 32%, 90% |
| HSV | 191°, 7%, 93% |
| CMYK | 7%, 1%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 75.27, 81.12, 92.58 |
| Yxy | 81.12, 0.3023, 0.3258 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.18, -3.73, -2.95 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.07, -3.70, -2.91 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 92% · Blue 93%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEEBEE
.text { color: #DEEBEE; }
.background { background-color: #DEEBEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEEBEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 235, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 32%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEEBEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 235, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEEBEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 235, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEEBEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEEBEE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EEE0DD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.22:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.22:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEEBEE: #000000.
How #DEEBEE 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 #DEEBEE 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 #DEEBEE?
#DEEBEE is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 222, 235, 238). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEEBEE?
#DEEBEE is RGB 222, 235, 238 — HSL 191°, 32%, 90% — CMYK 7%, 1%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #DEEBEE?
Its complement is #EEE0DD; analogous partners are #DDEEE8 and #DDE3EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEEBEE for text?
Black text on #DEEBEE has a contrast ratio of 17.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.