Palettes / Colors / #DFEEEB

#DFEEEB — Pale Dusty Teal

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

#DFEEEB 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 #EDDEE1; it also sits naturally between #DEEDE2 and #DEE9ED. 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 92%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFEEEB

.text { color: #DFEEEB; }
.background { background-color: #DFEEEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEEEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 238, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(168, 31%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEEEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 238, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEEEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 238, 235, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFEEEB

Tints of #DFEEEB

Tones of #DFEEEB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDDEE1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFEEEB: #000000.

How #DFEEEB 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 #DFEEEB 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

← #DFEEEA  ·  #DFEEEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEEEB?

#DFEEEB is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 223, 238, 235). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEEEB?

#DFEEEB is RGB 223, 238, 235 — HSL 168°, 31%, 90% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 1%, 7%.

What colors go with #DFEEEB?

Its complement is #EDDEE1; analogous partners are #DEEDE2 and #DEE9ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEEEB for text?

Black text on #DFEEEB has a contrast ratio of 17.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.