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#E6FFFB Color

#E6FFFB is rgb(230, 255, 251) in RGB, hsl(170, 100%, 95%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 2%, 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 2.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E6FFFB
HEX#E6FFFB
RGBrgb(230, 255, 251)
HSLhsl(170, 100%, 95%)
HSVhsv(170, 10%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 2%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(98.1% 0.026 185.2)
LABlab(98.09% -8.96 -0.99)
LCHlch(98.09% 9.01 186.33)

What #E6FFFB 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 #E6FFFB, 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.

#E6FFFB Channel Values

How #E6FFFB 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 255 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 170° · S 100% · L 95%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 170° · S 10% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.05:1 vs white · 20.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E6FFFB 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 text1.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text20.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E6FFFB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E6FFFB; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #E6FFFB

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 #E6FFFB 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#E6FFFB
Protanopia#FBFBFB
Protanomaly#F3FDFB
Deuteranopia#F7F7FC
Deuteranomaly#F0FAFB
Tritanopia#E7FFFF
Tritanomaly#E6FFFD
Achromatopsia#FAFAFA

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Using #E6FFFB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e6fffb: #E6FFFB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E6FFFB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e6fffb': '#E6FFFB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 1.000, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_e6fffb">#E6FFFB</color>
SVG fillfill="#E6FFFB"

More Teal Colors

#E6FFFB sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E6FFFB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E6FFFB?

#E6FFFB is a lightest teal — rgb(230, 255, 251) in RGB and hsl(170, 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 2.94.

What is the RGB value of #E6FFFB?

#E6FFFB is rgb(230, 255, 251) — red 230, green 255, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E6FFFB?

#E6FFFB converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 2%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E6FFFB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E6FFFB scores 1.05:1 against white and 20.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E6FFFB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E6FFFB 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 2.94, which is very hard to tell apart.

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