Palettes / Colors / #DFEAEB
#DFEAEB — Pale Dusty Teal
#DFEAEB 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 #DFEAEB 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.
#DFEAEB 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 #EBE1E0; it also sits naturally between #E0EBE6 and #E0E5EB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFEAEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 234, 235 |
| HSL | 185°, 23%, 90% |
| HSV | 185°, 5%, 92% |
| CMYK | 5%, 0%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 74.85, 80.53, 90.20 |
| Yxy | 80.53, 0.3048, 0.3279 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.92, -3.46, -1.76 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.74, -3.42, -1.72 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 92% · Blue 92%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · 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 #DFEAEB
.text { color: #DFEAEB; }
.background { background-color: #DFEAEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEAEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 234, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(185, 23%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEAEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 234, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEAEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 234, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFEAEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFEAEB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EBE1E0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.23:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.11:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFEAEB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFEAEB
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 #DFEAEB: ·
How #DFEAEB 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 #DFEAEB 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 #DFEAEB?
#DFEAEB is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 223, 234, 235). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEAEB?
#DFEAEB is RGB 223, 234, 235 — HSL 185°, 23%, 90% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #DFEAEB?
Its complement is #EBE1E0; analogous partners are #E0EBE6 and #E0E5EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFEAEB for text?
Black text on #DFEAEB has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.