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#E9FCFA Color

#E9FCFA is rgb(233, 252, 250) in RGB, hsl(174, 76%, 95%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 1%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Azure (#F0FFFF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E9FCFA
HEX#E9FCFA
RGBrgb(233, 252, 250)
HSLhsl(174, 76%, 95%)
HSVhsv(174, 8%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 1%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(97.7% 0.02 189.2)
LABlab(97.51% -6.70 -1.28)
LCHlch(97.51% 6.82 190.84)

What #E9FCFA 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 #E9FCFA, 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.

#E9FCFA Channel Values

How #E9FCFA 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 233 · G 252 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 174° · S 76% · L 95%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 174° · S 8% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 1% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.06:1 vs white · 19.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E9FCFA 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 text19.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E9FCFA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E9FCFA; 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 #E9FCFA

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 #E9FCFA 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#E9FCFA
Protanopia#F9F9FA
Protanomaly#F3FAFA
Deuteranopia#F6F6FB
Deuteranomaly#F1F8FA
Tritanopia#E9FCFC
Tritanomaly#E9FCFB
Achromatopsia#F8F8F8

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Using #E9FCFA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e9fcfa: #E9FCFA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E9FCFA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e9fcfa': '#E9FCFA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.914, green: 0.988, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_e9fcfa">#E9FCFA</color>
SVG fillfill="#E9FCFA"

More Teal Colors

#E9FCFA sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E9FCFA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E9FCFA?

#E9FCFA is a lightest teal — rgb(233, 252, 250) in RGB and hsl(174, 76%, 95%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Azure (#F0FFFF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.18.

What is the RGB value of #E9FCFA?

#E9FCFA is rgb(233, 252, 250) — red 233, green 252, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E9FCFA?

#E9FCFA converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 1%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E9FCFA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E9FCFA scores 1.06:1 against white and 19.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E9FCFA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E9FCFA 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 azure (#F0FFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 2.18, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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