Palettes / Colors / #C2EDEB

#C2EDEB — Pale Muted Teal

#C2EDEB is a teal color we call Pale Muted 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 #C2EDEB 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.

#C2EDEB 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 #EDC4C6; it also sits naturally between #C4EDD7 and #C4DBED. 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 76% · Green 93% · Blue 92%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #C2EDEB

.text { color: #C2EDEB; }
.background { background-color: #C2EDEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C2EDEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(194, 237, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(177, 54%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C2EDEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(194, 237, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C2EDEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(194, 237, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C2EDEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C2EDEB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDC4C6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C2EDEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C2EDEB

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 #C2EDEB 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 #C2EDEB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #C2EDEB?

#C2EDEB is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 194, 237, 235). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C2EDEB?

#C2EDEB is RGB 194, 237, 235 — HSL 177°, 54%, 85% — CMYK 18%, 0%, 1%, 7%.

What colors go with #C2EDEB?

Its complement is #EDC4C6; analogous partners are #C4EDD7 and #C4DBED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C2EDEB for text?

Black text on #C2EDEB has a contrast ratio of 16.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.