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#E4EBEA — Pale Dusty Teal

#E4EBEA 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 #E4EBEA 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.

#E4EBEA 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 #EBE5E6; it also sits naturally between #E5EBE7 and #E5E9EB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E4EBEA · RGB 228, 235, 234

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Color values

HEX#E4EBEA
RGB228, 235, 234
HSL171°, 15%, 91%
HSV171°, 3%, 92%
CMYK3%, 0%, 0%, 8%
XYZ76.55, 81.85, 89.61
Yxy81.85, 0.3087, 0.3300
CIE-Lab92.51, -2.50, -0.34
Hunter Lab90.47, -2.49, -0.33

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 92% · Blue 92%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E4EBEA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E4EBEA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E4EBEA

.text { color: #E4EBEA; }
.background { background-color: #E4EBEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4EBEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 235, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(171, 15%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4EBEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 235, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4EBEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 235, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E4EBEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4EBEA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E4EBEA

#CAD8D6#B3C7C4#98B3AF#7EA09B#688D87#55726E#415855#2E3E3B#1C2625#090C0B

Tints of #E4EBEA

#E8EEED#E8EEED#EAF0EF#EAF0EF#EDF2F1#EDF2F1#F0F4F4#F0F4F4#F3F6F6#F3F6F6

Tones of #E4EBEA

#E5EBEA#E6EBEA#E6EAE9#E7E9E9#E7E9E9#E8E9E8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBE5E6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.21:1 Fails
Against black text17.37:1 AAA

Best text color on #E4EBEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E4EBEA

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 #E4EBEA: ·

How #E4EBEA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E7E7EADeuteranopia · #E7E6EATritanopia · #E4EAEA

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 #E4EBEA rather than the exact color:

Palette Faf1e6
#FAF1E6 · #FDFAF6 · #E4EFE7 · #064420
Palette F4f4f2
#F4F4F2 · #E8E8E8 · #BBBFCA · #495464
Palette E8e8e8
#E8E8E8 · #5588A3 · #145374 · #00334E
Palette E8e8e8
#E8E8E8 · #F05454 · #30475E · #222831
Palette 00334e
#00334E · #145374 · #5588A3 · #E8E8E8
Palette E5df88
#E5DF88 · #E8E8E8 · #A37EBA · #4C4C4C

Similar colors

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

#E4EFE7#E8E8E8#E9E9E9#E8EAE6#DFEEEA#EAEAEA#E6E6E6#E1E5EA#E9EFEC#E6E7E5#E5EEE4#E2F1E7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E4EBE9  ·  #E4EBEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E4EBEA?

#E4EBEA is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 228, 235, 234). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E4EBEA?

#E4EBEA is RGB 228, 235, 234 — HSL 171°, 15%, 91% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #E4EBEA?

Its complement is #EBE5E6; analogous partners are #E5EBE7 and #E5E9EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E4EBEA for text?

Black text on #E4EBEA has a contrast ratio of 17.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.