Palettes / Colors / #CFECF2

#CFECF2 — Pale Teal

#CFECF2 is a teal color we call Pale Teal, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #CFECF2 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.

#CFECF2 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 #F2D5CF; it also sits naturally between #CFF2E6 and #CFDBF2. 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 81% · Green 93% · Blue 95%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFECF2

.text { color: #CFECF2; }
.background { background-color: #CFECF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFECF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 236, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 57%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFECF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 236, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFECF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 236, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFECF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFECF2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2D5CF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFECF2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFECF2

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 #CFECF2 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 #CFECF2 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

← #CFECF1  ·  #CFECF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFECF2?

#CFECF2 is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 207, 236, 242). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFECF2?

#CFECF2 is RGB 207, 236, 242 — HSL 190°, 57%, 88% — CMYK 14%, 2%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #CFECF2?

Its complement is #F2D5CF; analogous partners are #CFF2E6 and #CFDBF2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFECF2 for text?

Black text on #CFECF2 has a contrast ratio of 16.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.