Palettes / Colors / #CBF1EF

#CBF1EF — Pale Teal

#CBF1EF is a teal color we call Pale 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 #CBF1EF 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.

#CBF1EF 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 #F1CBCD; it also sits naturally between #CBF1DC and #CBE0F1. 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 80% · Green 95% · Blue 94%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBF1EF

.text { color: #CBF1EF; }
.background { background-color: #CBF1EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBF1EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 241, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(177, 58%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBF1EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 241, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBF1EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 241, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBF1EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBF1EF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F1CBCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBF1EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBF1EF

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 #CBF1EF 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 #CBF1EF 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBF1EF?

#CBF1EF is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 203, 241, 239). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBF1EF?

#CBF1EF is RGB 203, 241, 239 — HSL 177°, 58%, 87% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 1%, 5%.

What colors go with #CBF1EF?

Its complement is #F1CBCD; analogous partners are #CBF1DC and #CBE0F1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBF1EF for text?

Black text on #CBF1EF has a contrast ratio of 17.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.