Palettes / Colors / #E6EFEC
#E6EFEC — Pale Dusty Teal
#E6EFEC is a teal color we call Pale Dusty 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 #E6EFEC 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.
#E6EFEC 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 #EFE6E9; it also sits naturally between #E6EFE8 and #E6EEEF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E6EFEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 230, 239, 236 |
| HSL | 160°, 22%, 92% |
| HSV | 160°, 4%, 94% |
| CMYK | 4%, 0%, 1%, 6% |
| XYZ | 78.64, 84.61, 91.54 |
| Yxy | 84.61, 0.3086, 0.3321 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.72, -3.52, 0.40 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.98, -3.51, 0.39 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 90% · Green 94% · Blue 93%
Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E6EFEC
.text { color: #E6EFEC; }
.background { background-color: #E6EFEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E6EFEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(230, 239, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(160, 22%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E6EFEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(230, 239, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E6EFEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(230, 239, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E6EFEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E6EFEC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EFE6E9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.17:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.92:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E6EFEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E6EFEC
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 #E6EFEC: ·
How #E6EFEC 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 #E6EFEC 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 #E6EFEC?
#E6EFEC is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 230, 239, 236). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E6EFEC?
#E6EFEC is RGB 230, 239, 236 — HSL 160°, 22%, 92% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 1%, 6%.
What colors go with #E6EFEC?
Its complement is #EFE6E9; analogous partners are #E6EFE8 and #E6EEEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E6EFEC for text?
Black text on #E6EFEC has a contrast ratio of 17.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.