Palettes / Colors / #E3EBEC
#E3EBEC — Pale Dusty Teal
#E3EBEC is a teal color we call Pale Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the teal family.
#E3EBEC 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 #ECE5E4; it also sits naturally between #E4ECE9 and #E4E7EC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E3EBEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 227, 235, 236 |
| HSL | 187°, 19%, 91% |
| HSV | 187°, 4%, 93% |
| CMYK | 4%, 0%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 76.53, 81.80, 91.11 |
| Yxy | 81.80, 0.3068, 0.3279 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.49, -2.47, -1.42 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.45, -2.46, -1.39 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 89% · Green 92% · Blue 93%
Cyan 4% · 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 #E3EBEC
.text { color: #E3EBEC; }
.background { background-color: #E3EBEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E3EBEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(227, 235, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(187, 19%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E3EBEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(227, 235, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E3EBEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(227, 235, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E3EBEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E3EBEC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ECE5E4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.21:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.36:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E3EBEC: #000000.
How #E3EBEC 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 #E3EBEC 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 #E3EBEC?
#E3EBEC is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 227, 235, 236). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E3EBEC?
#E3EBEC is RGB 227, 235, 236 — HSL 187°, 19%, 91% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #E3EBEC?
Its complement is #ECE5E4; analogous partners are #E4ECE9 and #E4E7EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E3EBEC for text?
Black text on #E3EBEC has a contrast ratio of 17.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.