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#CAECF3 — Pale Teal

#CAECF3 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 #CAECF3 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.

#CAECF3 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 #F3D0C9; it also sits naturally between #C9F3E5 and #C9D7F3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CAECF3 · RGB 202, 236, 243

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Color values

HEX#CAECF3
RGB202, 236, 243
HSL190°, 63%, 87%
HSV190°, 17%, 95%
CMYK17%, 3%, 0%, 5%
XYZ70.53, 79.02, 96.33
Yxy79.02, 0.2869, 0.3214
CIE-Lab91.24, -9.58, -7.10
Hunter Lab88.89, -9.33, -7.13

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 93% · 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 #CAECF3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CAECF3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CAECF3

.text { color: #CAECF3; }
.background { background-color: #CAECF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAECF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 236, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 63%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAECF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 236, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAECF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 236, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAECF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAECF3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CAECF3

#A8E0EB#82D3E3#61C7DB#40BBD4#2BA7BF#23869A#1B6979#144C57#0B2B32#040E11

Tints of #CAECF3

#CDEDF4#D1EFF5#D5F0F6#DAF2F7#DEF3F7#DEF3F7#E2F5F8#E6F6F9#EAF8FA#EEF9FB

Tones of #CAECF3

#CCEAF0#CFE8ED#D2E6EA#D5E4E7#D8E2E4#DBE0E1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F3D0C9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.25:1 Fails
Against black text16.80:1 AAA

Best text color on #CAECF3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAECF3

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 #CAECF3: ·

How #CAECF3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D9F1Deuteranopia · #D7D4F1Tritanopia · #CCF0F0

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 #CAECF3 rather than the exact color:

Vintage Ruby Mirage
#1EBBC8 · #DC20CE · #C5D21F · #C9ECF1
Radiant Twilight
#F3D0C8 · #F2F7D9 · #C7F2CD · #C8EFF3
Palette F9b2d7
#F9B2D7 · #CFECF3 · #DAF9DE · #F6FFDC
Palette F9fa9b
#F9FA9B · #FF7777 · #CEECF0 · #F0F3F3
Golden Ruby Dusk
#1B7685 · #D639C1 · #B9D02B · #CAEBEE
Palette C8f0f0
#C8F0F0 · #86D8DC · #7047A3 · #3A276A

Similar colors

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

#C9ECF1#C8EFF3#CFECF3#CEECF0#CAEBEE#C8F0F0#CFEAF2#CBF1F5#C8F1F5#CDE8F6#CBEFEE#CAF0F8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CAECF2  ·  #CAECF4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAECF3?

#CAECF3 is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 202, 236, 243). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAECF3?

#CAECF3 is RGB 202, 236, 243 — HSL 190°, 63%, 87% — CMYK 17%, 3%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #CAECF3?

Its complement is #F3D0C9; analogous partners are #C9F3E5 and #C9D7F3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAECF3 for text?

Black text on #CAECF3 has a contrast ratio of 16.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.