Palettes / Colors / #ECFAFA

#ECFAFA — Pale Teal

#ECFAFA 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 #ECFAFA 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.

#ECFAFA 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 #FAEBEB; it also sits naturally between #EBFAF2 and #EBF2FA. 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 93% · Green 98% · Blue 98%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECFAFA

.text { color: #ECFAFA; }
.background { background-color: #ECFAFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECFAFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 250, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 58%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECFAFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 250, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECFAFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 250, 250, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAEBEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECFAFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECFAFA

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 #ECFAFA 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 #ECFAFA 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

← #ECFAF9  ·  #ECFAFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECFAFA?

#ECFAFA is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 236, 250, 250). Its closest standard named color is AliceBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECFAFA?

#ECFAFA is RGB 236, 250, 250 — HSL 180°, 58%, 95% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #ECFAFA?

Its complement is #FAEBEB; analogous partners are #EBFAF2 and #EBF2FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECFAFA for text?

Black text on #ECFAFA has a contrast ratio of 19.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.