Palettes / Colors / #E0EDED
#E0EDED — Pale Dusty Teal
#E0EDED 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 #E0EDED 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.
#E0EDED 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 #ECDFDF; it also sits naturally between #DFECE6 and #DFE6EC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E0EDED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 224, 237, 237 |
| HSL | 180°, 27%, 90% |
| HSV | 180°, 5%, 93% |
| CMYK | 5%, 0%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 76.31, 82.53, 92.03 |
| Yxy | 82.53, 0.3042, 0.3290 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.81, -4.29, -1.50 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.85, -4.25, -1.47 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 88% · Green 93% · Blue 93%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E0EDED
.text { color: #E0EDED; }
.background { background-color: #E0EDED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E0EDED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(224, 237, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 27%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E0EDED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(224, 237, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E0EDED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(224, 237, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E0EDED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E0EDED">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ECDFDF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.51:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E0EDED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E0EDED
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 #E0EDED: ·
How #E0EDED 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 #E0EDED 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 #E0EDED?
#E0EDED is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 224, 237, 237). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E0EDED?
#E0EDED is RGB 224, 237, 237 — HSL 180°, 27%, 90% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #E0EDED?
Its complement is #ECDFDF; analogous partners are #DFECE6 and #DFE6EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E0EDED for text?
Black text on #E0EDED has a contrast ratio of 17.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.