Palettes / Colors / #DFECEF

#DFECEF — Pale Muted Teal

#DFECEF 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 #DFECEF 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.

#DFECEF 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 #F0E3E0; it also sits naturally between #E0F0EB and #E0E5F0. 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 93% · Blue 94%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFECEF

.text { color: #DFECEF; }
.background { background-color: #DFECEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFECEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 236, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 33%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFECEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 236, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFECEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 236, 239, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0E3E0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFECEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFECEF

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 #DFECEF 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 #DFECEF 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

← #DFECEE  ·  #DFECF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFECEF?

#DFECEF is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 223, 236, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFECEF?

#DFECEF is RGB 223, 236, 239 — HSL 191°, 33%, 91% — CMYK 7%, 1%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #DFECEF?

Its complement is #F0E3E0; analogous partners are #E0F0EB and #E0E5F0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFECEF for text?

Black text on #DFECEF has a contrast ratio of 17.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.