Palettes / Colors / #EBF8FA

#EBF8FA — Pale Teal

#EBF8FA is a teal color we call Pale Teal, closest to the named color AliceBlue (#F0F8FF). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aliceblue (#F0F8FF) — not an exact match. CSS aliceblue gives you #F0F8FF, a different color; use #EBF8FA 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.

#EBF8FA 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 #FAEDEB; it also sits naturally between #EBFAF4 and #EBF0FA. 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 97% · Blue 98%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBF8FA

.text { color: #EBF8FA; }
.background { background-color: #EBF8FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBF8FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 248, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(188, 60%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBF8FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 248, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBF8FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 248, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBF8FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBF8FA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAEDEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBF8FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBF8FA

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 #EBF8FA 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 #EBF8FA 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

← #EBF8F9  ·  #EBF8FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBF8FA?

#EBF8FA is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 235, 248, 250). Its closest standard named color is AliceBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBF8FA?

#EBF8FA is RGB 235, 248, 250 — HSL 188°, 60%, 95% — CMYK 6%, 1%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #EBF8FA?

Its complement is #FAEDEB; analogous partners are #EBFAF4 and #EBF0FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBF8FA for text?

Black text on #EBF8FA has a contrast ratio of 19.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.09:1.