Pale turquoise

#cafbf1

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for pale turquoise, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Pale turquoise, a vivid teal at 168 degrees. Teals like this feel modern and clean. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Pale turquoise color values

Every conversion for #cafbf1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cafbf1

RGB202, 251, 241

HSL168, 86%, 89%

HSV168, 20%, 98%

CMYK20%, 0%, 4%, 2%

Lab95.12, -17.48, -0.36

XYZ74.73, 87.9, 96.25

Decimal13302769

Web safe#ccffff

Pantone331 C

Shades of pale turquoise

#a3f8e7 #7bf5dc #54f2d2 #2defc8 #11e1b6 #0eba97 #0b9277 #086b57 #054437 #021c17

Tints of pale turquoise

#cefbf2 #d1fcf3 #d5fcf4 #d9fcf5 #dcfcf6 #e0fdf7 #e3fdf8 #e7fdf9 #ebfdfa #eefefb

Colors that go with pale turquoise

Complementary#fbcad4 Analogous#cafbd9 Analogous#caecfb Triadic#f1cafb Triadic#fbf1ca Split complementary#fbcaec Split complementary#fbd9ca

Pale turquoise in print

In print it lays down as a whisper of ink, so keep it off small text where it can vanish. The cmyk build is 20, 0, 4, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cafbf1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

20 0 4 2

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

22 4 8 8

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Pale turquoise in css

Copy #cafbf1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cafbf1; }
.text { color: #cafbf1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cafbf1; }

How pale turquoise looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Pale turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #cafbf1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cafbf1 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pale turquoise on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #cafbf1 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around pale turquoise? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn pale turquoise into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #cafbf1 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from pale turquoise, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #cafbf1 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.