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#CAEAEC — Pale Muted Teal

#CAEAEC is a teal color we call Pale Muted 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 #CAEAEC 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.

#CAEAEC 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 #ECCDCB; it also sits naturally between #CBECDE and #CBD9EC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CAEAEC · RGB 202, 234, 236

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Color values

HEX#CAEAEC
RGB202, 234, 236
HSL184°, 47%, 86%
HSV184°, 14%, 93%
CMYK14%, 1%, 0%, 7%
XYZ68.92, 77.46, 90.68
Yxy77.46, 0.2907, 0.3268
CIE-Lab90.53, -9.99, -4.49
Hunter Lab88.01, -9.69, -4.43

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 92% · Blue 93%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CAEAEC

.text { color: #CAEAEC; }
.background { background-color: #CAEAEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAEAEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 234, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(184, 47%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAEAEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 234, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAEAEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 234, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CAEAEC

#ADDEE1#8FD2D6#6DC4CA#4FB8BF#3DA1A9#32858B#27686D#1B484B#102B2D#050E0F

Tints of #CAEAEC

#CEEBED#D2EDEF#D6EEF0#DAF0F1#DDF1F3#E1F3F4#E5F4F6#E9F6F7#ECF7F8#F0F9FA

Tones of #CAEAEC

#CDE8EA#CFE6E7#D2E4E5#D4E1E2#D7DFE0#D9DDDE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECCDCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.27:1 Fails
Against black text16.49:1 AAA

Best text color on #CAEAEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAEAEC

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 #CAEAEC: ·

How #CAEAEC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D8ECDeuteranopia · #D6D4EBTritanopia · #CCEBEB

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 #CAEAEC rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Dusk
#112D43 · #1E8CBB · #6887DC · #CAE8ED
Golden Ruby Dusk
#1B7685 · #D639C1 · #B9D02B · #CAEBEE
Serene Ruby Cinder
#CDEEEB · #62CBBF · #278C81 · #194D47
Misty Ruby Bloom
#CFECEC · #97D2D3 · #7DC8C9 · #1D4849
Vintage Ruby Mirage
#1EBBC8 · #DC20CE · #C5D21F · #C9ECF1
Crystal Ruby Aurora
#134077 · #1143B0 · #6895D5 · #CBEFEE

Similar colors

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

#CAE8ED#CAEBEE#CDEEEB#CFECEC#C9ECF1#CBEFEE#C9E6F0#CEECF0#CFE6EE#CDF0EA#C3E9EB#CEF0EE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CAEAEB  ·  #CAEAED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAEAEC?

#CAEAEC is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 202, 234, 236). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAEAEC?

#CAEAEC is RGB 202, 234, 236 — HSL 184°, 47%, 86% — CMYK 14%, 1%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CAEAEC?

Its complement is #ECCDCB; analogous partners are #CBECDE and #CBD9EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAEAEC for text?

Black text on #CAEAEC has a contrast ratio of 16.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.