Maroon Colors  ·  Color Library

Palettes / Colors / #C8EFE3

#C8EFE3 — Pale Teal

#C8EFE3 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 #C8EFE3 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.

#C8EFE3 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 #EFC8D3; it also sits naturally between #C8EFD0 and #C8E7EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C8EFE3 · RGB 200, 239, 227

Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

HEX#C8EFE3
RGB200, 239, 227
HSL162°, 55%, 86%
HSV162°, 16%, 94%
CMYK16%, 0%, 5%, 6%
XYZ68.55, 79.56, 84.42
Yxy79.56, 0.2948, 0.3421
CIE-Lab91.49, -14.91, 1.59
Hunter Lab89.20, -14.37, 1.52

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 78% · Green 94% · Blue 89%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #C8EFE3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C8EFE3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C8EFE3

.text { color: #C8EFE3; }
.background { background-color: #C8EFE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C8EFE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(200, 239, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(162, 55%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C8EFE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(200, 239, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C8EFE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(200, 239, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C8EFE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C8EFE3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C8EFE3

#A8E6D3#88DDC3#65D2B1#45C9A2#34B28C#2A9273#21735A#174F3E#0E2F25#05100C

Tints of #C8EFE3

#CCF0E5#D0F1E7#D4F2E9#D7F4EB#DBF5ED#DFF6EF#E3F7F1#E7F8F3#EBF9F5#EFFAF7

Tones of #C8EFE3

#CBECE2#CDE9E1#D0E6E0#D3E4DF#D6E1DE#D8DEDC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFC8D3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.24:1 Fails
Against black text16.91:1 AAA

Best text color on #C8EFE3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C8EFE3

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 #C8EFE3: ·

How #C8EFE3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D9E6Deuteranopia · #D7D4E7Tritanopia · #CAE8E9

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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C8EFE3 rather than the exact color:

Wild Dusk
#23C173 · #8E3FDC · #DB8A38 · #CDF0E4
Palette 414a50
#414A50 · #85A6B1 · #8BD7D1 · #CAEDDE
Lucky Ruby Horizon
#CBECDF · #73D3AE · #36AF81 · #257959
Palette 384259
#384259 · #F73859 · #7AC7C4 · #C4EDDE
Golden Ruby Saffron
#BE2254 · #E672B3 · #26D49C · #C2EFE7
Hidden Ruby Orchard
#CEF3E2 · #AFE0EF · #C1C4EC · #DAB8F0

Similar colors

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

#CDF0E4#CAEDDE#CBECDF#C4EDDE#C2EFE7#CEF3E2#C1ECE4#CBEBDD#CEEAE1#C9F7E4#CAF7E3#CDF0EA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C8EFE2  ·  #C8EFE4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C8EFE3?

#C8EFE3 is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 200, 239, 227). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C8EFE3?

#C8EFE3 is RGB 200, 239, 227 — HSL 162°, 55%, 86% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 5%, 6%.

What colors go with #C8EFE3?

Its complement is #EFC8D3; analogous partners are #C8EFD0 and #C8E7EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C8EFE3 for text?

Black text on #C8EFE3 has a contrast ratio of 16.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.