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#E2EFF2 — Pale Muted Teal

#E2EFF2 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 #E2EFF2 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.

#E2EFF2 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 #F2E6E3; it also sits naturally between #E3F2ED and #E3E8F2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E2EFF2 · RGB 226, 239, 242

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Color values

HEX#E2EFF2
RGB226, 239, 242
HSL191°, 38%, 92%
HSV191°, 7%, 95%
CMYK7%, 1%, 0%, 5%
XYZ78.26, 84.31, 96.15
Yxy84.31, 0.3025, 0.3259
CIE-Lab93.59, -3.72, -2.94
Hunter Lab91.82, -3.71, -2.92

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 94% · Blue 95%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E2EFF2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E2EFF2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E2EFF2

.text { color: #E2EFF2; }
.background { background-color: #E2EFF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2EFF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 239, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 38%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2EFF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 239, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2EFF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 239, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2EFF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2EFF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2EFF2

#C3DEE4#A4CDD6#87BDC9#68ACBB#4C98A9#3E7B89#2F5F6A#23464D#15292E#060D0E

Tints of #E2EFF2

#E3F0F2#E6F1F4#E6F1F4#EAF3F6#EAF3F6#EAF3F6#EDF5F7#EDF5F7#F1F7F9#F1F7F9

Tones of #E2EFF2

#E4EFF1#E5EEF0#E6EDEF#E7EDEE#E8ECED#EAEBEC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2E6E3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.18:1 Fails
Against black text17.86:1 AAA

Best text color on #E2EFF2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2EFF2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #E2EFF2: ·

How #E2EFF2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E8E8F1Deuteranopia · #E7E6F1Tritanopia · #E3F1F1

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E2EFF2 rather than the exact color:

Palette F5f5f5
#F5F5F5 · #DFF1F1 · #BBD5DA · #FF0000
Palette Fff5eb
#FFF5EB · #DEEDF0 · #F4C7AB · #B2B8A3
Palette 333333
#333333 · #FFFFFF · #E1F4F3 · #706C61
Palette C4dfdf
#C4DFDF · #D2E9E9 · #E3F4F4 · #F8F6F4
Palette Dff4f3
#DFF4F3 · #DDE7F2 · #B9BBDF · #878ECD
Palette E8edf2
#E8EDF2 · #2C3947 · #547A95 · #C2A56D

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#DFF1F1#DEEDF0#E1F4F3#E3F4F4#DFF4F3#E8EDF2#DDEEF6#E7F2EF#DEF4F0#DCF2F1#DBEFF2#E8F1F5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E2EFF1  ·  #E2EFF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2EFF2?

#E2EFF2 is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 226, 239, 242). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2EFF2?

#E2EFF2 is RGB 226, 239, 242 — HSL 191°, 38%, 92% — CMYK 7%, 1%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #E2EFF2?

Its complement is #F2E6E3; analogous partners are #E3F2ED and #E3E8F2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2EFF2 for text?

Black text on #E2EFF2 has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.