Palettes / Colors / #DEEEEC
#DEEEEC — Pale Muted Teal
#DEEEEC 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 #DEEEEC 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.
#DEEEEC 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 #EEDDDF; it also sits naturally between #DDEEE4 and #DDE7EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEEEEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 238, 236 |
| HSL | 173°, 32%, 90% |
| HSV | 173°, 7%, 93% |
| CMYK | 7%, 0%, 1%, 7% |
| XYZ | 75.84, 82.73, 91.33 |
| Yxy | 82.73, 0.3035, 0.3311 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.90, -5.63, -0.86 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.96, -5.58, -0.84 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 93% · Blue 93%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEEEEC
.text { color: #DEEEEC; }
.background { background-color: #DEEEEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEEEEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 238, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 32%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEEEEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 238, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEEEEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 238, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEEEEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEEEEC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EEDDDF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.55:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEEEEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEEEEC
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 #DEEEEC: ·
How #DEEEEC 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 #DEEEEC 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 #DEEEEC?
#DEEEEC is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 222, 238, 236). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEEEEC?
#DEEEEC is RGB 222, 238, 236 — HSL 173°, 32%, 90% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 1%, 7%.
What colors go with #DEEEEC?
Its complement is #EEDDDF; analogous partners are #DDEEE4 and #DDE7EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEEEEC for text?
Black text on #DEEEEC has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.