Palettes / Colors / #CAEEE9
#CAEEE9 — Pale Muted Teal
#CAEEE9 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 #CAEEE9 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.
#CAEEE9 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 #EEC9CE; it also sits naturally between #C9EED6 and #C9E0EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CAEEE9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 202, 238, 233 |
| HSL | 172°, 51%, 86% |
| HSV | 172°, 15%, 93% |
| CMYK | 15%, 0%, 2%, 7% |
| XYZ | 69.64, 79.59, 88.78 |
| Yxy | 79.59, 0.2926, 0.3344 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.50, -12.61, -1.50 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.21, -12.21, -1.47 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 79% · Green 93% · Blue 91%
Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CAEEE9
.text { color: #CAEEE9; }
.background { background-color: #CAEEE9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAEEE9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 238, 233); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(172, 51%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAEEE9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 238, 233, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAEEE9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 238, 233, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CAEEE9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAEEE9">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EEC9CE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.24:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.92:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CAEEE9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAEEE9
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 #CAEEE9: ·
How #CAEEE9 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 #CAEEE9 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 #CAEEE9?
#CAEEE9 is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 202, 238, 233). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CAEEE9?
#CAEEE9 is RGB 202, 238, 233 — HSL 172°, 51%, 86% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 2%, 7%.
What colors go with #CAEEE9?
Its complement is #EEC9CE; analogous partners are #C9EED6 and #C9E0EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CAEEE9 for text?
Black text on #CAEEE9 has a contrast ratio of 16.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.