Palettes / Colors / #DFE9EC

#DFE9EC — Pale Dusty Teal

#DFE9EC is a teal color we call Pale Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the teal family.

#DFE9EC 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 #ECE2DF; it also sits naturally between #DFECE8 and #DFE3EC. 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 91% · Blue 93%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFE9EC

.text { color: #DFE9EC; }
.background { background-color: #DFE9EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFE9EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 233, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 25%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFE9EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 233, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFE9EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 233, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFE9EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFE9EC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFE9EC

Tints of #DFE9EC

Tones of #DFE9EC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECE2DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFE9EC: #000000.

How #DFE9EC 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 #DFE9EC or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFE9EB  ·  #DFE9ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFE9EC?

#DFE9EC is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 223, 233, 236). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFE9EC?

#DFE9EC is RGB 223, 233, 236 — HSL 194°, 25%, 90% — CMYK 6%, 1%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DFE9EC?

Its complement is #ECE2DF; analogous partners are #DFECE8 and #DFE3EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFE9EC for text?

Black text on #DFE9EC has a contrast ratio of 17.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.