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#CAEBF2 — Pale Teal

#CAEBF2 is a teal color we call Pale Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

#CAEBF2 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 #F2D1CA; it also sits naturally between #CAF2E5 and #CAD6F2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CAEBF2 · RGB 202, 235, 242

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Color values

HEX#CAEBF2
RGB202, 235, 242
HSL191°, 61%, 87%
HSV191°, 17%, 95%
CMYK17%, 3%, 0%, 5%
XYZ70.09, 78.38, 95.44
Yxy78.38, 0.2874, 0.3214
CIE-Lab90.95, -9.28, -7.00
Hunter Lab88.53, -9.03, -7.02

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 92% · Blue 95%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CAEBF2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CAEBF2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CAEBF2

.text { color: #CAEBF2; }
.background { background-color: #CAEBF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAEBF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 235, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 61%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAEBF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 235, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAEBF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 235, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAEBF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAEBF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CAEBF2

#A9DEEA#84D0E1#63C4D9#42B7D1#2EA3BD#258398#1D6777#154A56#0C2A31#040E10

Tints of #CAEBF2

#CEECF3#D2EEF4#D6EFF5#DAF1F6#DEF2F7#DEF2F7#E2F4F8#E6F6F9#EAF7FA#EFF9FB

Tones of #CAEBF2

#CDE9EF#CFE7EC#D2E5E9#D5E3E6#D8E1E3#DBE0E1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2D1CA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.26:1 Fails
Against black text16.68:1 AAA

Best text color on #CAEBF2: #000000.

How #CAEBF2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D9F0Deuteranopia · #D6D4F0Tritanopia · #CCEFEF

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 #CAEBF2 rather than the exact color:

Vintage Ruby Mirage
#1EBBC8 · #DC20CE · #C5D21F · #C9ECF1
Golden Ruby Dusk
#1B7685 · #D639C1 · #B9D02B · #CAEBEE
Radiant Twilight
#F3D0C8 · #F2F7D9 · #C7F2CD · #C8EFF3
Palette F9fa9b
#F9FA9B · #FF7777 · #CEECF0 · #F0F3F3
Electric Ruby Cinder
#CFEAF2 · #B2B1EB · #F1D9F6 · #EDC4D4
Palette F9b2d7
#F9B2D7 · #CFECF3 · #DAF9DE · #F6FFDC

Similar colors

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

#C9ECF1#CAEBEE#C8EFF3#CEECF0#CFEAF2#CFECF3#C9E6F0#CBEFEE#C8F0F0#CAE8ED#CDE8F6#CEE6F3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CAEBF1  ·  #CAEBF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAEBF2?

#CAEBF2 is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 202, 235, 242). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAEBF2?

#CAEBF2 is RGB 202, 235, 242 — HSL 191°, 61%, 87% — CMYK 17%, 3%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #CAEBF2?

Its complement is #F2D1CA; analogous partners are #CAF2E5 and #CAD6F2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAEBF2 for text?

Black text on #CAEBF2 has a contrast ratio of 16.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.