Palettes / Colors / #CAEAEF
#CAEAEF — Pale Muted Teal
#CAEAEF 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 #CAEAEF 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.
#CAEAEF 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 #EFCDC8; it also sits naturally between #C8EFE0 and #C8D6EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CAEAEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 202, 234, 239 |
| HSL | 188°, 54%, 86% |
| HSV | 188°, 15%, 94% |
| CMYK | 15%, 2%, 0%, 6% |
| XYZ | 69.36, 77.63, 92.99 |
| Yxy | 77.63, 0.2890, 0.3235 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.61, -9.38, -5.94 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.11, -9.12, -5.91 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 79% · Green 92% · Blue 94%
Cyan 15% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CAEAEF
.text { color: #CAEAEF; }
.background { background-color: #CAEAEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAEAEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 234, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(188, 54%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAEAEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 234, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAEAEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 234, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CAEAEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAEAEF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EFCDC8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.27:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.53:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CAEAEF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAEAEF
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 #CAEAEF: ·
How #CAEAEF 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 #CAEAEF 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 #CAEAEF?
#CAEAEF is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 202, 234, 239). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CAEAEF?
#CAEAEF is RGB 202, 234, 239 — HSL 188°, 54%, 86% — CMYK 15%, 2%, 0%, 6%.
What colors go with #CAEAEF?
Its complement is #EFCDC8; analogous partners are #C8EFE0 and #C8D6EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CAEAEF for text?
Black text on #CAEAEF has a contrast ratio of 16.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.