Palettes / Colors / #DFEFED
#DFEFED — Pale Muted Teal
#DFEFED 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 #DFEFED 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.
#DFEFED 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 #F0E0E2; it also sits naturally between #E0F0E6 and #E0EAF0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFEFED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 239, 237 |
| HSL | 173°, 33%, 91% |
| HSV | 173°, 7%, 94% |
| CMYK | 7%, 0%, 1%, 6% |
| XYZ | 76.58, 83.54, 92.21 |
| Yxy | 83.54, 0.3035, 0.3311 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.25, -5.63, -0.86 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.40, -5.58, -0.84 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 94% · Blue 93%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFEFED
.text { color: #DFEFED; }
.background { background-color: #DFEFED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEFED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 239, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 33%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEFED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 239, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEFED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 239, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFEFED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFEFED">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F0E0E2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.19:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.71:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFEFED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFEFED
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 #DFEFED: ·
How #DFEFED 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 #DFEFED 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 #DFEFED?
#DFEFED is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 223, 239, 237). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEFED?
#DFEFED is RGB 223, 239, 237 — HSL 173°, 33%, 91% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 1%, 6%.
What colors go with #DFEFED?
Its complement is #F0E0E2; analogous partners are #E0F0E6 and #E0EAF0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFEFED for text?
Black text on #DFEFED has a contrast ratio of 17.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.