Palettes / Colors / #CCEFEE
#CCEFEE — Pale Muted Teal
#CCEFEE 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 #CCEFEE 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.
#CCEFEE 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 #EFCDCE; it also sits naturally between #CDEFDD and #CDDFEF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CCEFEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 204, 239, 238 |
| HSL | 178°, 52%, 87% |
| HSV | 178°, 15%, 94% |
| CMYK | 15%, 0%, 0%, 6% |
| XYZ | 71.20, 80.74, 92.72 |
| Yxy | 80.74, 0.2910, 0.3300 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.02, -11.49, -3.33 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.86, -11.19, -3.29 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 94% · Blue 93%
Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CCEFEE
.text { color: #CCEFEE; }
.background { background-color: #CCEFEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCEFEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 239, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 52%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCEFEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 239, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCEFEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 239, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CCEFEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCEFEE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EFCDCE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.22:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.15:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CCEFEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCEFEE
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 #CCEFEE: ·
How #CCEFEE 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 #CCEFEE 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 #CCEFEE?
#CCEFEE is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 204, 239, 238). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CCEFEE?
#CCEFEE is RGB 204, 239, 238 — HSL 178°, 52%, 87% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 0%, 6%.
What colors go with #CCEFEE?
Its complement is #EFCDCE; analogous partners are #CDEFDD and #CDDFEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CCEFEE for text?
Black text on #CCEFEE has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.