Palettes / Colors / #C3EFE4

#C3EFE4 — Pale Teal

#C3EFE4 is a teal color we call Pale Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

#C3EFE4 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 #EFC3CE; it also sits naturally between #C3EFCE and #C3E4EF. 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 94% · Blue 89%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C3EFE4

.text { color: #C3EFE4; }
.background { background-color: #C3EFE4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C3EFE4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(195, 239, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(165, 58%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C3EFE4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(195, 239, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C3EFE4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(195, 239, 228, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C3EFE4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C3EFE4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFC3CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C3EFE4: #000000.

How #C3EFE4 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 #C3EFE4 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

← #C3EFE3  ·  #C3EFE5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C3EFE4?

#C3EFE4 is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 195, 239, 228). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C3EFE4?

#C3EFE4 is RGB 195, 239, 228 — HSL 165°, 58%, 85% — CMYK 18%, 0%, 5%, 6%.

What colors go with #C3EFE4?

Its complement is #EFC3CE; analogous partners are #C3EFCE and #C3E4EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C3EFE4 for text?

Black text on #C3EFE4 has a contrast ratio of 16.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.