Palettes / Colors / #EFFAF8

#EFFAF8 — Pale Muted Teal

#EFFAF8 is a teal color we call Pale Muted Teal, closest to the named color AliceBlue (#F0F8FF). It belongs to the teal family.

#EFFAF8 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 #FAEFF1; it also sits naturally between #EFFAF3 and #EFF7FA. 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 98% · Blue 97%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 2%

Previews

CSS code for #EFFAF8

.text { color: #EFFAF8; }
.background { background-color: #EFFAF8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFFAF8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 250, 248); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(169, 52%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFFAF8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 250, 248, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFFAF8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 250, 248, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFFAF8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFFAF8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFFAF8

Tints of #EFFAF8

Tones of #EFFAF8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAEFF1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFFAF8: #000000.

How #EFFAF8 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 #EFFAF8 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFFAF7  ·  #EFFAF9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFFAF8?

#EFFAF8 is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 239, 250, 248). Its closest standard named color is AliceBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFFAF8?

#EFFAF8 is RGB 239, 250, 248 — HSL 169°, 52%, 96% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 1%, 2%.

What colors go with #EFFAF8?

Its complement is #FAEFF1; analogous partners are #EFFAF3 and #EFF7FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFFAF8 for text?

Black text on #EFFAF8 has a contrast ratio of 19.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.