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#CCF0EF — Pale Teal

#CCF0EF 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 #CCF0EF 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.

#CCF0EF 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 #F0CCCD; it also sits naturally between #CCF0DD and #CCDFF0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CCF0EF · RGB 204, 240, 239

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Color values

HEX#CCF0EF
RGB204, 240, 239
HSL178°, 55%, 87%
HSV178°, 15%, 94%
CMYK15%, 0%, 0%, 6%
XYZ71.64, 81.39, 93.60
Yxy81.39, 0.2905, 0.3300
CIE-Lab92.30, -11.79, -3.43
Hunter Lab90.22, -11.49, -3.40

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · 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

Sample text in #CCF0EF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CCF0EF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CCF0EF

.text { color: #CCF0EF; }
.background { background-color: #CCF0EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCF0EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 240, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 55%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCF0EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 240, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCF0EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 240, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCF0EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCF0EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CCF0EF

#ACE7E5#88DDDA#69D3D0#49CAC6#35B6B2#2A928F#217370#185351#0E2F2E#05100F

Tints of #CCF0EF

#D0F1F0#D4F2F1#D7F4F3#DBF5F4#DFF6F5#DFF6F5#E3F7F6#E7F8F8#EBF9F9#EFFAFA

Tones of #CCF0EF

#CEEDEC#D1EBEA#D4E8E7#D6E6E5#D9E3E3#DBE1E0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0CCCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.22:1 Fails
Against black text17.28:1 AAA

Best text color on #CCF0EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCF0EF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CCF0EF: ·

How #CCF0EF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DCDCEFDeuteranopia · #DAD7EFTritanopia · #CEEFEF

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CCF0EF rather than the exact color:

Crystal Ruby Aurora
#134077 · #1143B0 · #6895D5 · #CBEFEE
Amber Saffron
#9C2524 · #DD6E7F · #47D3D4 · #CEF0EE
Palette Cff1ef
#CFF1EF · #FFFFFF · #FBCFFC · #BE79DF
Palette C8f0f0
#C8F0F0 · #86D8DC · #7047A3 · #3A276A
Serene Ruby Cinder
#CDEEEB · #62CBBF · #278C81 · #194D47
Palette F9fa9b
#F9FA9B · #FF7777 · #CEECF0 · #F0F3F3

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#CBEFEE#CEF0EE#CFF1EF#C8F0F0#CDEEEB#CEECF0#CDF0EA#C9ECF1#CCF2F4#CAEBEE#C8EFF3#CFECEC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCF0EE  ·  #CCF0F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCF0EF?

#CCF0EF is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 204, 240, 239). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCF0EF?

#CCF0EF is RGB 204, 240, 239 — HSL 178°, 55%, 87% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #CCF0EF?

Its complement is #F0CCCD; analogous partners are #CCF0DD and #CCDFF0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCF0EF for text?

Black text on #CCF0EF has a contrast ratio of 17.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.