Palettes / Colors / #CAEFEB
#CAEFEB — Pale Muted Teal
#CAEFEB 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 #CAEFEB 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.
#CAEFEB 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 #EFC8CC; it also sits naturally between #C8EFD7 and #C8DFEF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CAEFEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 202, 239, 235 |
| HSL | 174°, 54%, 86% |
| HSV | 174°, 15%, 94% |
| CMYK | 15%, 0%, 2%, 6% |
| XYZ | 70.22, 80.29, 90.39 |
| Yxy | 80.29, 0.2915, 0.3333 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.81, -12.71, -2.08 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.60, -12.33, -2.04 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 79% · Green 94% · Blue 92%
Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CAEFEB
.text { color: #CAEFEB; }
.background { background-color: #CAEFEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAEFEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 239, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(174, 54%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAEFEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 239, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAEFEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 239, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CAEFEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAEFEB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CAEFEB
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EFC8CC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.23:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.06:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CAEFEB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAEFEB
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 #CAEFEB: ·
How #CAEFEB 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 #CAEFEB 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 #CAEFEB?
#CAEFEB is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 202, 239, 235). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CAEFEB?
#CAEFEB is RGB 202, 239, 235 — HSL 174°, 54%, 86% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 2%, 6%.
What colors go with #CAEFEB?
Its complement is #EFC8CC; analogous partners are #C8EFD7 and #C8DFEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CAEFEB for text?
Black text on #CAEFEB has a contrast ratio of 17.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.