Palettes / Colors / #CAEFEC
#CAEFEC — Pale Muted Teal
#CAEFEC 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 #CAEFEC 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.
#CAEFEC 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 #EFC8CB; it also sits naturally between #C8EFD8 and #C8DFEF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CAEFEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 202, 239, 236 |
| HSL | 175°, 54%, 86% |
| HSV | 175°, 15%, 94% |
| CMYK | 15%, 0%, 1%, 6% |
| XYZ | 70.36, 80.35, 91.16 |
| Yxy | 80.35, 0.2909, 0.3322 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.84, -12.51, -2.57 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.64, -12.14, -2.52 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 79% · Green 94% · Blue 93%
Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CAEFEC
.text { color: #CAEFEC; }
.background { background-color: #CAEFEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAEFEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 239, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(175, 54%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAEFEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 239, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAEFEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 239, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CAEFEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAEFEC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EFC8CB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.23:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.07:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CAEFEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAEFEC
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 #CAEFEC: ·
How #CAEFEC 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 #CAEFEC 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 #CAEFEC?
#CAEFEC is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 202, 239, 236). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CAEFEC?
#CAEFEC is RGB 202, 239, 236 — HSL 175°, 54%, 86% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 1%, 6%.
What colors go with #CAEFEC?
Its complement is #EFC8CB; analogous partners are #C8EFD8 and #C8DFEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CAEFEC for text?
Black text on #CAEFEC has a contrast ratio of 17.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.