#EFF8FB Color

#EFF8FB is rgb(239, 248, 251) in RGB, hsl(195, 60%, 96%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 1%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Alice Blue (#F0F8FF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFF8FB

HEX#EFF8FB

RGBrgb(239, 248, 251)

HSLhsl(195, 60%, 96%)

HSVhsv(195, 5%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 1%, 0%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(97.3% 0.01 219.6)

LABlab(96.96% -2.66 -2.53)

LCHlch(96.96% 3.67 223.53)

What #EFF8FB 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 #EFF8FB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Alice Blue#F0F8FFΔE 2.02 Azure#F0FFFFΔE 3.17 Cultured#F5F5F5ΔE 3.7 Ghost White#F8F8FFΔE 3.77 Cotton#FBFBF9ΔE 4.53 Mint Cream#F5FFFAΔE 4.54

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

#EFF8FB Channel Values

How #EFF8FB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 239 · G 248 · B 251	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 195° · S 60% · L 96%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 195° · S 5% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 5% · M 1% · Y 0% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.08:1 vs white · 19.49:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFF8FB 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 text1.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text19.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFF8FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFF8FB; 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 #EFF8FB

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

#EFF8FB

#F3FAFC

#F7FBFD

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EFF8FB.

How #EFF8FB 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#EFF8FB

Protanopia#F6F6FB

Protanomaly#F4F7FB

Deuteranopia#F5F5FB

Deuteranomaly#F3F6FB

Tritanopia#EFF8F8

Tritanomaly#EFF8F9

Achromatopsia#F6F6F6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFF8FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eff8fb: #EFF8FB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFF8FB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eff8fb': '#EFF8FB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.973, blue: 0.984)

Android XML<color name="color_eff8fb">#EFF8FB</color>

SVG fillfill="#EFF8FB"

More Teal Colors

#EFF8FB sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#EFF8FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFF8FB?

#EFF8FB is a lightest teal — rgb(239, 248, 251) in RGB and hsl(195, 60%, 96%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Alice Blue (#F0F8FF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.02.

What is the RGB value of #EFF8FB?

#EFF8FB is rgb(239, 248, 251) — red 239, green 248, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFF8FB?

#EFF8FB converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 1%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFF8FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFF8FB scores 1.08:1 against white and 19.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFF8FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFF8FB 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 aliceblue (#F0F8FF) at a CIE76 distance of 2.02, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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