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#C2EBEE — Pale Teal

#C2EBEE is a teal color we call Pale Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #C2EBEE 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.

#C2EBEE 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 #EEC6C3; it also sits naturally between #C3EEDC and #C3D6EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C2EBEE · RGB 194, 235, 238

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Color values

HEX#C2EBEE
RGB194, 235, 238
HSL184°, 56%, 85%
HSV184°, 18%, 93%
CMYK18%, 1%, 0%, 7%
XYZ67.39, 77.06, 92.21
Yxy77.06, 0.2848, 0.3256
CIE-Lab90.35, -12.55, -5.86
Hunter Lab87.78, -12.09, -5.83

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 76% · Green 92% · Blue 93%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #C2EBEE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C2EBEE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C2EBEE

.text { color: #C2EBEE; }
.background { background-color: #C2EBEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C2EBEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(194, 235, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(184, 56%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C2EBEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(194, 235, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C2EBEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(194, 235, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C2EBEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C2EBEE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C2EBEE

#A4E1E5#84D6DC#64CCD3#44C1CA#32AAB3#28888F#1F6A6F#164C50#0D2D30#040F10

Tints of #C2EBEE

#C7EDEF#CBEEF0#CFEFF2#D3F1F3#DBF3F5#DFF5F6#E3F6F7#E7F7F8#EBF8F9#EFFAFB

Tones of #C2EBEE

#C6E9EB#C9E6E8#CDE3E5#D0E1E2#D3DEDF#D6DBDC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEC6C3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.28:1 Fails
Against black text16.41:1 AAA

Best text color on #C2EBEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C2EBEE

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 #C2EBEE: ·

How #C2EBEE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D4D4EDDeuteranopia · #D1CEEDTritanopia · #C4EDED

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 #C2EBEE rather than the exact color:

Smoky Ruby Marble
#B23D2D · #D2534D · #51C4D3 · #C3E9EB
Palette C1ebe9
#C1EBE9 · #FFF7C5 · #F4AE52 · #4F252E
Modern Garden
#E1F0C4 · #AFEFBF · #BDE9F1 · #E0DEF6
Crimson Ruby Zephyr
#1983AA · #B21A8A · #A0CF1E · #C0E5EF
Rustic Ruby Twilight
#178E9D · #E446D3 · #D3E444 · #BDE7EE
Palette Beebe9
#BEEBE9 · #F4DADA · #FFB6B9 · #F6EEC7

Similar colors

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

#C3E9EB#C1EBE9#BDE9F1#C0E5EF#BDE7EE#BEEBE9#C3F2EF#C9ECF1#BFEAF5#CAEBEE#C2EFE7#C8F0F0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C2EBED  ·  #C2EBEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C2EBEE?

#C2EBEE is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 194, 235, 238). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C2EBEE?

#C2EBEE is RGB 194, 235, 238 — HSL 184°, 56%, 85% — CMYK 18%, 1%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #C2EBEE?

Its complement is #EEC6C3; analogous partners are #C3EEDC and #C3D6EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C2EBEE for text?

Black text on #C2EBEE has a contrast ratio of 16.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.