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#CDFEF2 — Pale Vivid Teal

#CDFEF2 is a teal color we call Pale Vivid 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 #CDFEF2 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.

#CDFEF2 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 #FECDD9; it also sits naturally between #CDFED9 and #CDF2FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDFEF2 · RGB 205, 254, 242

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Color values

HEX#CDFEF2
RGB205, 254, 242
HSL165°, 96%, 90%
HSV165°, 19%, 100%
CMYK19%, 0%, 5%, 0%
XYZ76.65, 90.27, 97.39
Yxy90.27, 0.2900, 0.3415
CIE-Lab96.11, -17.84, 0.59
Hunter Lab95.01, -17.48, 0.59

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 100% · Blue 95%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDFEF2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDFEF2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDFEF2

.text { color: #CDFEF2; }
.background { background-color: #CDFEF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDFEF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 254, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(165, 96%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDFEF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 254, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDFEF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 254, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDFEF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDFEF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDFEF2

#A0FDE6#78FCDB#4BFBCF#23FBC5#05EBB1#04BE8F#039671#02694F#014131#00140F

Tints of #CDFEF2

#D2FEF3#D2FEF3#D7FEF4#D7FEF4#DCFEF6#E1FEF7#E1FEF7#E6FEF8#E6FEF8#EBFFFA

Tones of #CDFEF2

#D1FAF0#D4F7EE#D7F4ED#DBF0EB#DFECE9#E2E9E7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FECDD9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.10:1 Fails
Against black text19.05:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDFEF2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDFEF2

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 #CDFEF2: ·

How #CDFEF2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E3F5Deuteranopia · #DFDCF6Tritanopia · #CFF7F8

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 #CDFEF2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Faf7f0
#FAF7F0 · #CDFCF6 · #BCCEF8 · #98A8F8
Palette 3674b5
#3674B5 · #578FCA · #A1E3F9 · #D1F8EF
Tranquil Ruby
#F29191 · #F7ADAD · #B1E5E6 · #CCFBFA
Palette Ff577f
#FF577F · #FF884B · #FFC764 · #CDFFFC
Palette C5fff8
#C5FFF8 · #96EFFF · #5FBDFF · #7B66FF
Frozen Solace
#F0F0C2 · #BEEABA · #D3F6F0 · #B2C0EA

Similar colors

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

#CDFCF6#D1F8EF#CCFBFA#CDFFFC#C5FFF8#D3F6F0#C9F8EA#D9FFF4#CCF2F4#CFFFFE#D7F8F7#D4FAFC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDFEF1  ·  #CDFEF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDFEF2?

#CDFEF2 is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 205, 254, 242). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDFEF2?

#CDFEF2 is RGB 205, 254, 242 — HSL 165°, 96%, 90% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 5%, 0%.

What colors go with #CDFEF2?

Its complement is #FECDD9; analogous partners are #CDFED9 and #CDF2FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDFEF2 for text?

Black text on #CDFEF2 has a contrast ratio of 19.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.