Palettes / Colors / #ECFEFD
#ECFEFD — Pale Vivid Teal
#ECFEFD is a teal color we call Pale Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Azure (#F0FFFF). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: azure (#F0FFFF) — not an exact match. CSS azure gives you #F0FFFF, a different color; use #ECFEFD 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.
#ECFEFD 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 #FEECED; it also sits naturally between #ECFEF4 and #ECF6FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECFEFD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 254, 253 |
| HSL | 177°, 90%, 96% |
| HSV | 177°, 7%, 100% |
| CMYK | 7%, 0%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 87.76, 95.81, 106.80 |
| Yxy | 95.81, 0.3022, 0.3300 |
| CIE-Lab | 98.36, -6.03, -1.55 |
| Hunter Lab | 97.88, -6.11, -1.56 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 100% · Blue 99%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECFEFD
.text { color: #ECFEFD; }
.background { background-color: #ECFEFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECFEFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 254, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(177, 90%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECFEFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 254, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECFEFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 254, 253, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECFEFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECFEFD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FEECED:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.04:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.16:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECFEFD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECFEFD
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 #ECFEFD: ·
How #ECFEFD 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 #ECFEFD 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 #ECFEFD?
#ECFEFD is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 236, 254, 253). Its closest standard named color is Azure.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECFEFD?
#ECFEFD is RGB 236, 254, 253 — HSL 177°, 90%, 96% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #ECFEFD?
Its complement is #FEECED; analogous partners are #ECFEF4 and #ECF6FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECFEFD for text?
Black text on #ECFEFD has a contrast ratio of 20.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.04:1.