Palettes / Colors / #DFEFEB
#DFEFEB — Pale Muted Teal
#DFEFEB 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 #DFEFEB 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.
#DFEFEB 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 #F0E0E4; it also sits naturally between #E0F0E4 and #E0ECF0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFEFEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 239, 235 |
| HSL | 165°, 33%, 91% |
| HSV | 165°, 7%, 94% |
| CMYK | 7%, 0%, 2%, 6% |
| XYZ | 76.29, 83.42, 90.68 |
| Yxy | 83.42, 0.3047, 0.3332 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.20, -6.00, 0.10 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.33, -5.94, 0.10 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 94% · Blue 92%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFEFEB
.text { color: #DFEFEB; }
.background { background-color: #DFEFEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEFEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 239, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(165, 33%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEFEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 239, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEFEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 239, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFEFEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFEFEB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DFEFEB
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F0E0E4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.19:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.68:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFEFEB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFEFEB
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 #DFEFEB: ·
How #DFEFEB 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 #DFEFEB 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 #DFEFEB?
#DFEFEB is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 223, 239, 235). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEFEB?
#DFEFEB is RGB 223, 239, 235 — HSL 165°, 33%, 91% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 2%, 6%.
What colors go with #DFEFEB?
Its complement is #F0E0E4; analogous partners are #E0F0E4 and #E0ECF0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFEFEB for text?
Black text on #DFEFEB has a contrast ratio of 17.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.