Palettes / Colors / #DFE8EA
#DFE8EA — Pale Dusty Teal
#DFE8EA is a teal color we call Pale Dusty 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 #DFE8EA 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.
#DFE8EA 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 #EBE2E0; it also sits naturally between #E0EBE7 and #E0E4EB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFE8EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 232, 234 |
| HSL | 191°, 21%, 90% |
| HSV | 191°, 5%, 92% |
| CMYK | 5%, 1%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 74.14, 79.34, 89.25 |
| Yxy | 79.34, 0.3054, 0.3269 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.39, -2.62, -2.02 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.07, -2.59, -1.98 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 91% · Blue 92%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFE8EA
.text { color: #DFE8EA; }
.background { background-color: #DFE8EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFE8EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 232, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 21%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFE8EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 232, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFE8EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 232, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFE8EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFE8EA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EBE2E0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.24:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.87:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFE8EA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFE8EA
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 #DFE8EA: ·
How #DFE8EA 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 #DFE8EA 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 #DFE8EA?
#DFE8EA is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 223, 232, 234). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFE8EA?
#DFE8EA is RGB 223, 232, 234 — HSL 191°, 21%, 90% — CMYK 5%, 1%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #DFE8EA?
Its complement is #EBE2E0; analogous partners are #E0EBE7 and #E0E4EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFE8EA for text?
Black text on #DFE8EA has a contrast ratio of 16.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.