Palettes / Colors / #EFFAFA

#EFFAFA — Pale Muted Teal

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

#EFFAFA 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 #FAEFEF; it also sits naturally between #EFFAF5 and #EFF5FA. 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 98%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFFAFA

.text { color: #EFFAFA; }
.background { background-color: #EFFAFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFFAFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 250, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 52%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFFAFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 250, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFFAFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 250, 250, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFFAFA

Tints of #EFFAFA

Tones of #EFFAFA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAEFEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFFAFA: #000000.

How #EFFAFA 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 #EFFAFA 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

← #EFFAF9  ·  #EFFAFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFFAFA?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFFAFA?

#EFFAFA is RGB 239, 250, 250 — HSL 180°, 52%, 96% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #EFFAFA?

Its complement is #FAEFEF; analogous partners are #EFFAF5 and #EFF5FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFFAFA for text?

Black text on #EFFAFA has a contrast ratio of 19.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.