Palettes / Colors / #DEF0EF

#DEF0EF — Pale Muted Teal

#DEF0EF 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 #DEF0EF 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.

#DEF0EF 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 #F1E0E0; it also sits naturally between #E0F1E7 and #E0E9F1. 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 94%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEF0EF

.text { color: #DEF0EF; }
.background { background-color: #DEF0EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEF0EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 240, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(177, 37%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEF0EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 240, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEF0EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 240, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEF0EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEF0EF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F1E0E0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEF0EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEF0EF

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:

How #DEF0EF 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 #DEF0EF 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

← #DEF0EE  ·  #DEF0F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEF0EF?

#DEF0EF is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 222, 240, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEF0EF?

#DEF0EF is RGB 222, 240, 239 — HSL 177°, 37%, 91% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #DEF0EF?

Its complement is #F1E0E0; analogous partners are #E0F1E7 and #E0E9F1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEF0EF for text?

Black text on #DEF0EF has a contrast ratio of 17.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.