Palettes / Colors / #E4ECEC

#E4ECEC — Pale Dusty Teal

#E4ECEC 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 #E4ECEC 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.

#E4ECEC 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 #ECE4E4; it also sits naturally between #E4ECE8 and #E4E8EC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 93% · Blue 93%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E4ECEC

.text { color: #E4ECEC; }
.background { background-color: #E4ECEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4ECEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 236, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 17%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4ECEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 236, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4ECEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 236, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E4ECEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4ECEC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECE4E4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E4ECEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E4ECEC

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:

How #E4ECEC 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 #E4ECEC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E4ECEB  ·  #E4ECED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E4ECEC?

#E4ECEC is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 228, 236, 236). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E4ECEC?

#E4ECEC is RGB 228, 236, 236 — HSL 180°, 17%, 91% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #E4ECEC?

Its complement is #ECE4E4; analogous partners are #E4ECE8 and #E4E8EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E4ECEC for text?

Black text on #E4ECEC has a contrast ratio of 17.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.