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#C2EFE7 — Pale Teal

#C2EFE7 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 #C2EFE7 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.

#C2EFE7 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 #EFC3CB; it also sits naturally between #C3EFD1 and #C3E1EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C2EFE7 · RGB 194, 239, 231

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Color values

HEX#C2EFE7
RGB194, 239, 231
HSL169°, 58%, 85%
HSV169°, 19%, 94%
CMYK19%, 0%, 3%, 6%
XYZ67.54, 78.97, 87.28
Yxy78.97, 0.2889, 0.3378
CIE-Lab91.22, -15.98, -0.93
Hunter Lab88.87, -15.35, -0.90

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 76% · Green 94% · Blue 91%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #C2EFE7 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C2EFE7 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C2EFE7

.text { color: #C2EFE7; }
.background { background-color: #C2EFE7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C2EFE7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(194, 239, 231); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(169, 58%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C2EFE7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(194, 239, 231, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C2EFE7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(194, 239, 231, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C2EFE7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C2EFE7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C2EFE7

#A2E6DA#82DECD#62D5C0#42CDB3#30B59D#27917E#1E7162#155146#0D302A#04100E

Tints of #C2EFE7

#C7F0E8#CBF1EA#CFF2EC#D3F3ED#DBF5F0#DFF6F2#E3F8F4#E7F9F5#EBFAF7#EFFBF9

Tones of #C2EFE7

#C6ECE5#C9E8E3#CCE5E1#CFE2DF#D2DFDD#D6DCDB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFC3CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.25:1 Fails
Against black text16.79:1 AAA

Best text color on #C2EFE7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C2EFE7

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 #C2EFE7: ·

How #C2EFE7 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D5D6E9Deuteranopia · #D3D0E9Tritanopia · #C4EAEB

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 #C2EFE7

Golden Ruby Saffron
#BE2254 · #E672B3 · #26D49C · #C2EFE7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C2EFE7 rather than the exact color:

Palette 3aa6b9
#3AA6B9 · #FFD0D0 · #FF9EAA · #C1ECE4
Palette C1ebe9
#C1EBE9 · #FFF7C5 · #F4AE52 · #4F252E
Palette Beebe9
#BEEBE9 · #F4DADA · #FFB6B9 · #F6EEC7
Palette 9be3de
#9BE3DE · #BEEBE9 · #FFFDF9 · #FFE3ED
Smoky Ruby Marble
#B23D2D · #D2534D · #51C4D3 · #C3E9EB

Similar colors

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

#C1ECE4#C1EBE9#BEEBE9#C3E9EB#BAF0E6#C3F2EF#C4EDDE#BAE8E8#C8F0F0#C9F7E4#C5E5E3#CAEBEE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C2EFE6  ·  #C2EFE8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C2EFE7?

#C2EFE7 is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 194, 239, 231). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C2EFE7?

#C2EFE7 is RGB 194, 239, 231 — HSL 169°, 58%, 85% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 3%, 6%.

What colors go with #C2EFE7?

Its complement is #EFC3CB; analogous partners are #C3EFD1 and #C3E1EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C2EFE7 for text?

Black text on #C2EFE7 has a contrast ratio of 16.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.