Palettes / Colors / #CAEEEA
#CAEEEA — Pale Muted Teal
#CAEEEA 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 #CAEEEA 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.
#CAEEEA 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 #EEC9CD; it also sits naturally between #C9EED7 and #C9E0EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CAEEEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 202, 238, 234 |
| HSL | 173°, 51%, 86% |
| HSV | 173°, 15%, 93% |
| CMYK | 15%, 0%, 2%, 7% |
| XYZ | 69.78, 79.65, 89.54 |
| Yxy | 79.65, 0.2920, 0.3333 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.53, -12.41, -1.99 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.24, -12.03, -1.94 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 79% · Green 93% · Blue 92%
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 #CAEEEA
.text { color: #CAEEEA; }
.background { background-color: #CAEEEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAEEEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 238, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 51%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAEEEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 238, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAEEEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 238, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CAEEEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAEEEA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EEC9CD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.24:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.93:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CAEEEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAEEEA
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 #CAEEEA: ·
How #CAEEEA 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 #CAEEEA 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 #CAEEEA?
#CAEEEA is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 202, 238, 234). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CAEEEA?
#CAEEEA is RGB 202, 238, 234 — HSL 173°, 51%, 86% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 2%, 7%.
What colors go with #CAEEEA?
Its complement is #EEC9CD; analogous partners are #C9EED7 and #C9E0EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CAEEEA for text?
Black text on #CAEEEA has a contrast ratio of 16.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.