Palettes / Colors / #CAEDE2

#CAEDE2 — Pale Muted Teal

#CAEDE2 is a teal color we call Pale Muted Teal, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #CAEDE2 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.

#CAEDE2 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 #EDCAD5; it also sits naturally between #CAEDD0 and #CAE6ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 93% · Blue 89%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CAEDE2

.text { color: #CAEDE2; }
.background { background-color: #CAEDE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAEDE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 237, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(161, 49%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAEDE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 237, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAEDE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 237, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAEDE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAEDE2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDCAD5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAEDE2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAEDE2

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:

How #CAEDE2 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 #CAEDE2 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CAEDE1  ·  #CAEDE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAEDE2?

#CAEDE2 is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 202, 237, 226). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAEDE2?

#CAEDE2 is RGB 202, 237, 226 — HSL 161°, 49%, 86% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 5%, 7%.

What colors go with #CAEDE2?

Its complement is #EDCAD5; analogous partners are #CAEDD0 and #CAE6ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAEDE2 for text?

Black text on #CAEDE2 has a contrast ratio of 16.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.