Palettes / Colors / #EFF2F4
#EFF2F4 — Pale Dusty Blue
#EFF2F4 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 #EFF2F4 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.
#EFF2F4 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 #F5F2F0; it also sits naturally between #F0F5F4 and #F0F0F5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFF2F4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 242, 244 |
| HSL | 204°, 19%, 95% |
| HSV | 204°, 2%, 96% |
| CMYK | 2%, 1%, 0%, 4% |
| XYZ | 83.68, 88.39, 98.24 |
| Yxy | 88.39, 0.3096, 0.3270 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.32, -0.63, -1.32 |
| Hunter Lab | 94.01, -0.64, -1.31 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 95% · Blue 96%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFF2F4
.text { color: #EFF2F4; }
.background { background-color: #EFF2F4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFF2F4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 242, 244); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(204, 19%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFF2F4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 242, 244, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFF2F4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 242, 244, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFF2F4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFF2F4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFF2F4
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Tones of #EFF2F4
Color harmonies
Complementary — #F5F2F0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.12:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.68:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFF2F4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFF2F4
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 #EFF2F4: ·
How #EFF2F4 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 #EFF2F4 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 #EFF2F4?
#EFF2F4 is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 239, 242, 244). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFF2F4?
#EFF2F4 is RGB 239, 242, 244 — HSL 204°, 19%, 95% — CMYK 2%, 1%, 0%, 4%.
What colors go with #EFF2F4?
Its complement is #F5F2F0; analogous partners are #F0F5F4 and #F0F0F5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFF2F4 for text?
Black text on #EFF2F4 has a contrast ratio of 18.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.