Palettes / Colors / #DEEFED

#DEEFED — Pale Muted Teal

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

#DEEFED 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 #DDEEE3 and #DDE8EE. 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 94% · Blue 93%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DEEFED

.text { color: #DEEFED; }
.background { background-color: #DEEFED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEEFED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 239, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 35%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEEFED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 239, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEEFED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 239, 237, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEDDDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEEFED: #000000.

How #DEEFED 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 #DEEFED rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DEEFEC  ·  #DEEFEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEEFED?

#DEEFED is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 222, 239, 237). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEEFED?

#DEEFED is RGB 222, 239, 237 — HSL 173°, 35%, 90% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 1%, 6%.

What colors go with #DEEFED?

Its complement is #EEDDDF; analogous partners are #DDEEE3 and #DDE8EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEEFED for text?

Black text on #DEEFED has a contrast ratio of 17.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.