Palettes / Colors / #EBF0EF

#EBF0EF — Pale Dusty Teal

#EBF0EF is a teal color we call Pale Dusty Teal, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the teal family.

#EBF0EF 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 #F0EBEC; it also sits naturally between #EBF0EC and #EBEEF0. 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 92% · Green 94% · Blue 94%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

Previews

CSS code for #EBF0EF

.text { color: #EBF0EF; }
.background { background-color: #EBF0EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBF0EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 240, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(168, 14%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBF0EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 240, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBF0EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 240, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBF0EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBF0EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBF0EF

Tints of #EBF0EF

Tones of #EBF0EF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0EBEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBF0EF: #000000.

How #EBF0EF 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 #EBF0EF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBF0EE  ·  #EBF0F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBF0EF?

#EBF0EF is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 235, 240, 239). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBF0EF?

#EBF0EF is RGB 235, 240, 239 — HSL 168°, 14%, 93% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #EBF0EF?

Its complement is #F0EBEC; analogous partners are #EBF0EC and #EBEEF0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBF0EF for text?

Black text on #EBF0EF has a contrast ratio of 18.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.