Palettes / Colors / #EFFDFA
#EFFDFA — Pale Vivid Teal
#EFFDFA 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 #EFFDFA 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.
#EFFDFA 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 #FDEDF0; it also sits naturally between #EDFDF1 and #EDF8FD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFFDFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 253, 250 |
| HSL | 167°, 78%, 96% |
| HSV | 167°, 6%, 99% |
| CMYK | 6%, 0%, 1%, 1% |
| XYZ | 87.98, 95.50, 104.24 |
| Yxy | 95.50, 0.3058, 0.3319 |
| CIE-Lab | 98.23, -5.11, -0.16 |
| Hunter Lab | 97.73, -5.19, -0.16 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 99% · Blue 98%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFFDFA
.text { color: #EFFDFA; }
.background { background-color: #EFFDFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFFDFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 253, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(167, 78%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFFDFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 253, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFFDFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 253, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFFDFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFFDFA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FDEDF0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.04:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.10:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFFDFA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFFDFA
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 #EFFDFA: ·
How #EFFDFA 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 #EFFDFA 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 #EFFDFA?
#EFFDFA is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 239, 253, 250). Its closest standard named color is Azure.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFFDFA?
#EFFDFA is RGB 239, 253, 250 — HSL 167°, 78%, 96% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 1%, 1%.
What colors go with #EFFDFA?
Its complement is #FDEDF0; analogous partners are #EDFDF1 and #EDF8FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFFDFA for text?
Black text on #EFFDFA has a contrast ratio of 20.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.04:1.