Palettes / Colors / #CEF8EA
#CEF8EA — Pale Teal
#CEF8EA 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 #CEF8EA 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.
#CEF8EA 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 #F8CEDC; it also sits naturally between #CEF8D5 and #CEF1F8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CEF8EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 248, 234 |
| HSL | 160°, 75%, 89% |
| HSV | 160°, 17%, 97% |
| CMYK | 17%, 0%, 6%, 3% |
| XYZ | 73.87, 86.20, 90.59 |
| Yxy | 86.20, 0.2947, 0.3439 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.40, -16.14, 2.24 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.84, -15.73, 2.17 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 97% · Blue 92%
Cyan 17% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 3%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CEF8EA
.text { color: #CEF8EA; }
.background { background-color: #CEF8EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEF8EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 248, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(160, 75%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEF8EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 248, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEF8EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 248, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CEF8EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEF8EA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F8CEDC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.15:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.24:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CEF8EA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEF8EA
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 #CEF8EA: ·
How #CEF8EA 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 #CEF8EA 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 #CEF8EA?
#CEF8EA is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 206, 248, 234). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CEF8EA?
#CEF8EA is RGB 206, 248, 234 — HSL 160°, 75%, 89% — CMYK 17%, 0%, 6%, 3%.
What colors go with #CEF8EA?
Its complement is #F8CEDC; analogous partners are #CEF8D5 and #CEF1F8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CEF8EA for text?
Black text on #CEF8EA has a contrast ratio of 18.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.