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#EBFAFA Color

#EBFAFA is rgb(235, 250, 250) in RGB, hsl(180, 60%, 95%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 2%) 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 1.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBFAFA
HEX#EBFAFA
RGBrgb(235, 250, 250)
HSLhsl(180, 60%, 95%)
HSVhsv(180, 6%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(97.4% 0.016 196.9)
LABlab(97.15% -5.09 -1.79)
LCHlch(97.15% 5.40 199.35)

What #EBFAFA 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 #EBFAFA, 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.

#EBFAFA Channel Values

How #EBFAFA 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 235 · G 250 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 180° · S 60% · L 95%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 180° · S 6% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.07:1 vs white · 19.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBFAFA 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 text1.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EBFAFA

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

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #EBFAFA

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EBFAFA.

How #EBFAFA 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#EBFAFA
Protanopia#F8F8FA
Protanomaly#F3F9FA
Deuteranopia#F5F5FA
Deuteranomaly#F1F7FA
Tritanopia#EBFAFA
Tritanomaly#EBFAFA
Achromatopsia#F7F7F7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBFAFA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebfafa: #EBFAFA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBFAFA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebfafa': '#EBFAFA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.980, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_ebfafa">#EBFAFA</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBFAFA"

More Teal Colors

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

#EBFAFA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBFAFA?

#EBFAFA is a lightest teal — rgb(235, 250, 250) in RGB and hsl(180, 60%, 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 1.73.

What is the RGB value of #EBFAFA?

#EBFAFA is rgb(235, 250, 250) — red 235, green 250, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBFAFA?

#EBFAFA converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBFAFA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBFAFA scores 1.07:1 against white and 19.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBFAFA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBFAFA 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 1.73, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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