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#EDFAFC Color

#EDFAFC is rgb(237, 250, 252) in RGB, hsl(188, 71%, 96%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 1%, 0%, 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 1.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDFAFC
HEX#EDFAFC
RGBrgb(237, 250, 252)
HSLhsl(188, 71%, 96%)
HSVhsv(188, 6%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 1%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(97.6% 0.014 207.9)
LABlab(97.34% -4.14 -2.52)
LCHlch(97.34% 4.85 211.27)

What #EDFAFC 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 #EDFAFC, 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.

#EDFAFC Channel Values

How #EDFAFC 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 237 · G 250 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 188° · S 71% · L 96%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 188° · S 6% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 1% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.07:1 vs white · 19.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDFAFC 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 text19.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EDFAFC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDFAFC; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EDFAFC

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 #EDFAFC.

How #EDFAFC 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#EDFAFC
Protanopia#F8F8FC
Protanomaly#F4F9FC
Deuteranopia#F6F6FC
Deuteranomaly#F2F7FC
Tritanopia#EDFAFA
Tritanomaly#EDFAFB
Achromatopsia#F7F7F7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDFAFC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edfafc: #EDFAFC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDFAFC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edfafc': '#EDFAFC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.980, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_edfafc">#EDFAFC</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDFAFC"

More Teal Colors

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

#EDFAFC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDFAFC?

#EDFAFC is a lightest teal — rgb(237, 250, 252) in RGB and hsl(188, 71%, 96%) 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 1.95.

What is the RGB value of #EDFAFC?

#EDFAFC is rgb(237, 250, 252) — red 237, green 250, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDFAFC?

#EDFAFC converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 1%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDFAFC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDFAFC scores 1.07:1 against white and 19.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDFAFC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDFAFC 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 1.95, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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