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#E6FDFF Color

#E6FDFF is rgb(230, 253, 255) in RGB, hsl(185, 100%, 95%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 1%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Cyan (#E0FFFF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E6FDFF
HEX#E6FDFF
RGBrgb(230, 253, 255)
HSLhsl(185, 100%, 95%)
HSVhsv(185, 10%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 1%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(97.8% 0.024 203.1)
LABlab(97.67% -7.46 -3.65)
LCHlch(97.67% 8.30 206.08)

What #E6FDFF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #E6FDFF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#E6FDFF Channel Values

How #E6FDFF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 230 · G 253 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 185° · S 100% · L 95%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 185° · S 10% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 1% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.06:1 vs white · 19.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E6FDFF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E6FDFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E6FDFF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #E6FDFF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #E6FDFF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#E6FDFF
Protanopia#F9F9FF
Protanomaly#F2FBFF
Deuteranopia#F6F6FF
Deuteranomaly#F0F9FF
Tritanopia#E6FDFD
Tritanomaly#E6FDFE
Achromatopsia#F8F8F8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E6FDFF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-e6fdff: #E6FDFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E6FDFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e6fdff': '#E6FDFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.992, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_e6fdff">#E6FDFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#E6FDFF"

More Teal Colors

#E6FDFF sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E6FDFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E6FDFF?

#E6FDFF is a lightest teal — rgb(230, 253, 255) in RGB and hsl(185, 100%, 95%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Cyan (#E0FFFF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.9.

What is the RGB value of #E6FDFF?

#E6FDFF is rgb(230, 253, 255) — red 230, green 253, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E6FDFF?

#E6FDFF converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 1%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E6FDFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E6FDFF scores 1.06:1 against white and 19.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E6FDFF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E6FDFF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightcyan (#E0FFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 2.9, which is very hard to tell apart.

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