Palettes / Colors / #C7EFEA
#C7EFEA — Pale Teal
#C7EFEA 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 #C7EFEA 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.
#C7EFEA 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 #EFC7CC; it also sits naturally between #C7EFD7 and #C7E0EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #C7EFEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 199, 239, 234 |
| HSL | 173°, 56%, 86% |
| HSV | 173°, 17%, 94% |
| CMYK | 17%, 0%, 2%, 6% |
| XYZ | 69.27, 79.82, 89.60 |
| Yxy | 79.82, 0.2902, 0.3344 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.60, -13.84, -1.90 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.34, -13.38, -1.85 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 78% · Green 94% · Blue 92%
Cyan 17% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #C7EFEA
.text { color: #C7EFEA; }
.background { background-color: #C7EFEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C7EFEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(199, 239, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 56%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C7EFEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(199, 239, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C7EFEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(199, 239, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#C7EFEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C7EFEA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EFC7CC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.24:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.96:1 AAA |
Best text color on #C7EFEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C7EFEA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #C7EFEA: ·
How #C7EFEA 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 #C7EFEA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #C7EFEA?
#C7EFEA is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 199, 239, 234). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #C7EFEA?
#C7EFEA is RGB 199, 239, 234 — HSL 173°, 56%, 86% — CMYK 17%, 0%, 2%, 6%.
What colors go with #C7EFEA?
Its complement is #EFC7CC; analogous partners are #C7EFD7 and #C7E0EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #C7EFEA for text?
Black text on #C7EFEA has a contrast ratio of 16.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.