Palettes / Colors / #EFEEF3

#EFEEF3 — Pale Dusty Blue

#EFEEF3 is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: whitesmoke (#F5F5F5) — not an exact match. CSS whitesmoke gives you #F5F5F5, a different color; use #EFEEF3 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.

#EFEEF3 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #F1F2ED; it also sits naturally between #EDEFF2 and #F1EDF2. 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 94% · Green 93% · Blue 95%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFEEF3

.text { color: #EFEEF3; }
.background { background-color: #EFEEF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEEF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 238, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(252, 17%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEEF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 238, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEEF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 238, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFEEF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEEF3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F1F2ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFEEF3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFEEF3

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 #EFEEF3 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 #EFEEF3 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

← #EFEEF2  ·  #EFEEF4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFEEF3?

#EFEEF3 is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 239, 238, 243). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEEF3?

#EFEEF3 is RGB 239, 238, 243 — HSL 252°, 17%, 94% — CMYK 2%, 2%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #EFEEF3?

Its complement is #F1F2ED; analogous partners are #EDEFF2 and #F1EDF2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEEF3 for text?

Black text on #EFEEF3 has a contrast ratio of 18.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.