Palettes / Colors / #EFFDF9
#EFFDF9 — Pale Vivid Teal
#EFFDF9 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 #EFFDF9 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.
#EFFDF9 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 #FDEDF1; it also sits naturally between #EDFDF0 and #EDF9FD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFFDF9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 253, 249 |
| HSL | 163°, 78%, 96% |
| HSV | 163°, 6%, 99% |
| CMYK | 6%, 0%, 2%, 1% |
| XYZ | 87.82, 95.44, 103.42 |
| Yxy | 95.44, 0.3063, 0.3329 |
| CIE-Lab | 98.21, -5.29, 0.32 |
| Hunter Lab | 97.69, -5.37, 0.32 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 99% · Blue 98%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFFDF9
.text { color: #EFFDF9; }
.background { background-color: #EFFDF9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFFDF9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 253, 249); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(163, 78%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFFDF9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 253, 249, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFFDF9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 253, 249, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFFDF9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFFDF9">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFFDF9
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FDEDF1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.05:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.09:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFFDF9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFFDF9
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 #EFFDF9: ·
How #EFFDF9 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 #EFFDF9 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 #EFFDF9?
#EFFDF9 is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 239, 253, 249). Its closest standard named color is Azure.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFFDF9?
#EFFDF9 is RGB 239, 253, 249 — HSL 163°, 78%, 96% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 2%, 1%.
What colors go with #EFFDF9?
Its complement is #FDEDF1; analogous partners are #EDFDF0 and #EDF9FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFFDF9 for text?
Black text on #EFFDF9 has a contrast ratio of 20.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.