Palettes / Colors / #CAEFEF

#CAEFEF — Pale Muted Teal

#CAEFEF 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 #CAEFEF 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.

#CAEFEF 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 #EFC8C8; it also sits naturally between #C8EFDB and #C8DBEF. 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 94% · Blue 94%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CAEFEF

.text { color: #CAEFEF; }
.background { background-color: #CAEFEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAEFEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 239, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 54%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAEFEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 239, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAEFEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 239, 239, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFC8C8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAEFEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAEFEF

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 #CAEFEF 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 #CAEFEF 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

← #CAEFEE  ·  #CAEFF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAEFEF?

#CAEFEF is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 202, 239, 239). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAEFEF?

#CAEFEF is RGB 202, 239, 239 — HSL 180°, 54%, 86% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #CAEFEF?

Its complement is #EFC8C8; analogous partners are #C8EFDB and #C8DBEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAEFEF for text?

Black text on #CAEFEF has a contrast ratio of 17.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.