Palettes / Colors / #DEECEF
#DEECEF — Pale Muted Teal
#DEECEF 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 #DEECEF 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.
#DEECEF 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 #DDEEE9 and #DDE2EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEECEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 236, 239 |
| HSL | 191°, 35%, 90% |
| HSV | 191°, 7%, 94% |
| CMYK | 7%, 1%, 0%, 6% |
| XYZ | 75.70, 81.75, 93.45 |
| Yxy | 81.75, 0.3017, 0.3258 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.47, -4.05, -3.06 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.42, -4.02, -3.02 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 93% · Blue 94%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEECEF
.text { color: #DEECEF; }
.background { background-color: #DEECEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEECEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 236, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 35%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEECEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 236, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEECEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 236, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEECEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEECEF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DEECEF
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Tones of #DEECEF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EEE0DD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.21:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.35:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEECEF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEECEF
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 #DEECEF: ·
How #DEECEF 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 #DEECEF 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 #DEECEF?
#DEECEF is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 222, 236, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEECEF?
#DEECEF is RGB 222, 236, 239 — HSL 191°, 35%, 90% — CMYK 7%, 1%, 0%, 6%.
What colors go with #DEECEF?
Its complement is #EEE0DD; analogous partners are #DDEEE9 and #DDE2EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEECEF for text?
Black text on #DEECEF has a contrast ratio of 17.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.