Palettes / Colors / #C4EEF7

#C4EEF7 — Pale Teal

#C4EEF7 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 #C4EEF7 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.

#C4EEF7 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 #F7CEC5; it also sits naturally between #C5F7E7 and #C5D5F7. 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 77% · Green 93% · Blue 97%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C4EEF7

.text { color: #C4EEF7; }
.background { background-color: #C4EEF7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C4EEF7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(196, 238, 247); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 76%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C4EEF7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(196, 238, 247, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C4EEF7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(196, 238, 247, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C4EEF7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C4EEF7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F7CEC5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C4EEF7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C4EEF7

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 #C4EEF7 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 #C4EEF7 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

← #C4EEF6  ·  #C4EEF8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C4EEF7?

#C4EEF7 is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 196, 238, 247). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C4EEF7?

#C4EEF7 is RGB 196, 238, 247 — HSL 191°, 76%, 87% — CMYK 21%, 4%, 0%, 3%.

What colors go with #C4EEF7?

Its complement is #F7CEC5; analogous partners are #C5F7E7 and #C5D5F7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C4EEF7 for text?

Black text on #C4EEF7 has a contrast ratio of 16.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.